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green heron

green heron

noun

  1. a small heron, Butorides virescens, of subtropical North America, with dark greenish wings and back
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of green heron1

First recorded in 1775–85

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