noun
North American night heron
• Syn: ↑Nyctanassa violacea
• Hypernyms: ↑night heron, ↑night raven
• Member Holonyms: ↑Nyctanassa, ↑genus Nyctanassa
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-\ noun : a night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) that has a buffy white crown and is found in the southern United States and in So. America
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/yel"oh krownd'/.
See under night heron.
[1805-15, Amer.]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.