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Ardea

noun

type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons

• Syn: ↑genus Ardea

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Ardeidae, ↑family Ardeidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑great blue heron, ↑Ardea herodius, ↑great white heron, ↑Ardea occidentalis

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\\ˈärdēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, heron; akin to Old Norse arta garganey, Greek erōdios heron

: the type genus of Ardeidae including a number of large strong-flying New and Old World herons

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Ardea /ärˈdi-ə/

noun

The heron and bittern genus

ORIGIN: L ardea heron

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