Definition of heron Heron
/hɛˈɹʌn/ - [herun] - her•on
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NounPlural: herons |
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| heron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill | ||
| wader, wading bird any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food | ||
| ardeidae, family ardeidae herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns | ||
| ardea herodius, great blue heron large American heron having bluish-grey plumage | ||
| ardea occidentalis, great white heron large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys | ||
| egret any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | ||
| egretta caerulea, little blue heron small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere | ||
| night heron, night raven nocturnal or crepuscular herons | ||
| boat-billed heron, boatbill, cochlearius cochlearius, broadbill tropical American heron related to night herons | ||
| heron - Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) | ||
| Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria | ||
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Wiktionary 
- heron (Noun)
A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- heron (n.)
Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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heron
A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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heron
her′un, n. a large screaming water-fowl, with long legs and neck.—n. Her′onry, a place where herons breed. [O. Fr. hairon—Old High Ger. heigir.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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heron
A large bird of the genus Ardea, which feeds on fish.
Wikipedia 
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Héron is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège.
In 2007 its population was 4530.
It is located at 50° 33 North, 05° 05 East.
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🔤- heron, noun, singular of herons.
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