Definition of bittern Bittern
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What does bittern mean?
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NounPlural: bitterns |
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| bittern - relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes | ||
| heron grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill | ||
| american bittern, botaurus lentiginosus, stake driver a kind of bittern | ||
| botaurus stellaris, european bittern a kind of bittern | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bittern (Noun)
Several bird species in the heron family Ardeidae. - bittern (Noun)
One species tending to have a relatively short neck in comparison with the other members of the family. - bittern (Noun)
The liquor remaining after halite common salt has been harvested from saline water brine. - bittern (Noun)
A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus indicus , etc. , used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bittern (n.)
A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species. - bittern (a.)
The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains. - bittern (a.)
A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bittern
A bird of the family Ardeidae that lives in marshy areas, feeds on amphibians, reptiles, insects and fish and flies with its neck retracted rather than outstretched.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bittern
bit′ėrn, n. a bird of the heron family, said to have been named from the resemblance of its voice to the lowing of a bull. [M. E. bittour—Fr.—Low L. butorius (bos, taurus).] -
bittern
bit′ėrn, n. an oily liquid remaining in salt-works after the crystallisation of the salt, and used in the manufacture of Epsom salts
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🔤- bittern, noun, singular of bitterns.
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