Function: noun
Date: 1785
: a small yellow-legged American heron ( Butorides virescens syn. B. striatus ) with a greenish back and chestnut neck and chest ― called also green-backed heron
Function: noun
Date: 1785
: a small yellow-legged American heron ( Butorides virescens syn. B. striatus ) with a greenish back and chestnut neck and chest ― called also green-backed heron
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012