ARDEIDAE

Meaning of ARDEIDAE in English

ärˈdēəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Ardea, type genus + -idae

: a family of long-legged and long-necked migratory wading birds (order Ciconiiformes) comprising the herons and bitterns

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ARDEIDAE — Цаплевые
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SNOWY EGRET — White New World egret ( Egretta thula ; family Ardeidae). It is about 24 in. (60 cm) long and has …
Английский словарь Британика
HERON — Any of about 60 species of long-legged wading birds in the same family (Ardeidae) as egrets and bitterns . They …
Английский словарь Британика
EGRET — Any of several species (mainly in the genus Egretta ) of wading birds in the same family (Ardeidae) as herons …
Английский словарь Британика
BITTERN — Any of 12 species of solitary marsh birds (family Ardeidae), related to herons but having a shorter neck and a …
Английский словарь Британика
HERON — ˈherən noun ( plural herons also heron ) Etymology: Middle English heiroun, heroun, from Middle French hairon, heron, of Germanic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOTAURUS — bōˈtȯrəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, modification (influenced by Latin bos cow and Latin taurus bull) of Middle English …
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ARDEID — ˈärdēə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Ardeidae : of or belonging to the Ardeidae
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ARDEA — ˈärdēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, heron; akin to Old Norse arta garganey, Greek erōdios heron : …
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HERON — (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, …
Английский словарь Webster
HERON — ( n. ) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HERON — /her"euhn/ , n. any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARDEID — /ahr"dee id/ , adj. belonging or pertaining to the family Ardeidae, comprising the herons and bitterns. [ Ardeidae name of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HERON — noun ( plural herons also heron ) Etymology: Middle English heiroun, hayroun, from Anglo-French heiron, of Germanic origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HERON — noun any wading bird of the genus ardea and allied genera, of the family ardeidae. the herons have a long, …
Webster English vocab
HERON — ■ noun a large fish-eating wading bird with long legs, a long S-shaped neck, and a long pointed bill. [ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HERON — [her.on] n, pl herons also heron [ME heiroun, fr. MF hairon, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG heigaro heron] (14c): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HERON — any of about 60 species of long-legged wading birds of the subfamily Ardeinae of the family Ardeidae (order Ciconiiformes) and …
Britannica English vocabulary
EGRET — any member of several species of herons (family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes), especially members of the genus Egretta. Most egrets have …
Britannica English vocabulary
CICONIIFORM — (order Ciconiiformes), any member of five or six families of long-legged, long-necked, long-footed storklike birds adapted to wading in shallow …
Britannica English vocabulary
BITTERN — in chemistry, liquid remaining after sodium chloride (table salt) has been crystallized from brine. It is a commercial source of …
Britannica English vocabulary
HERON — n. any of various large wading birds of the family Ardeidae, esp. Ardea cinerea, with long legs and a long …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HERON — n. any of various large wading birds of the family Ardeidae, esp. Ardea cinerea, with long legs and a long …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HERON — n. any of various large wading birds of the family Ardeidae, esp. Ardea cinerea, with long legs and a long …
Oxford English vocab
SNOWY EGRET — White New World egret ( Egretta thula ; family Ardeidae). It is about 24 in. (60 cm) long and has …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HERON — n. Any of about 60 species of long-legged wading birds in the same family (Ardeidae) as egrets and bitterns . …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EGRET — n. Any of several species (mainly in the genus Egretta ) of wading birds in the same family (Ardeidae) as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BITTERN — n. Any of 12 species of solitary marsh birds (family Ardeidae), related to herons but having a shorter neck and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BITTERN — The word occurs in (Isaiah 14:23; 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14) and we are inclined to believe that the Authorized Version is …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
HERON — сущ. цапля Syn : hern (зоология) цапля (Ardeidae) - gray * цапля серая (Ardea cinerea) - night * кваква (Nycticorax …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HERON — n зоол. цапля ( Ardeidae ) gray heron - цапля серая ( Ardea cinerea ) night heron - кваква ( …
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