GREAT WHITE HERON

Meaning of GREAT WHITE HERON in English

1. a large white heron, Ardea occidentalis, of Florida and the Florida Keys.

2. a large white egret, Casmerodius albus, of southeastern Europe, tropical Africa, Asia, New Zealand, and America.

[ 1805-15 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

GREAT WHITE HERON — noun 1. : a large white chiefly tropical egret ( Casmerodius albus ) that occurs in a number of varieties …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT WHITE HERON — 1) большая белая цапля (Egretta alba) 2) антильская цапля (Ardea occidentalis)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GREAT WHITE HERON — 1) большая белая цапля ( Egretta alba ) 2) антильская цапля ( Ardea occidentalis )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HERON — ~; ardea
English interlingue dictionary
HERON — biographical name see: Hero
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHITE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed …
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
GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
WHITE — I. ˈhwīt also ˈwī-; usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English white, whit, from Old English hwīt; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
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
WHITE — /hwuyt, wuyt/ , adj., whiter, whitest , n. , v. , whited, whiting . adj. 1. of the color of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HERON — /hear"on/ , n. Hero (def. 2).
Random House Webster's 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, …
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GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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HERON — n. type of bird having long legs and a long neck
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HERON — see Hero II
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHITE — I. ˈhwīt, ˈwīt adjective ( whit·er ; whit·est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwīt; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
WHITE — noun a white pigment; as, venice white. 2. white ·superl gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary. 3. white …
Webster English vocab
HERON — noun any wading bird of the genus ardea and allied genera, of the family ardeidae. the herons have a long, …
Webster English vocab
GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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
WHITE — [white] adj whit.er ; whit.est [ME, fr. OE hwit; akin to OHG hwiz white and prob. to OCS svetu light, …
Merriam-Webster 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
GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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
WHITE — white, White BrE AmE waɪt hwaɪt — Preference poll, British English: waɪt 77%, hwaɪt 23%. ▷ whited ˈwaɪt ɪd ˈhwaɪt-, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HERON — heron, Heron BrE AmE ˈher ə n ▷ heron|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHITE — / waɪt; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( whiter , whit·est ) 1. having the colour of fresh …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HERON — / ˈherən; NAmE / noun a large bird with a long neck and long legs, that lives near water •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHITE — I. white 1 S1 W1 /waɪt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ white , ↑ whiteness , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HERON — Heron, Patrick BrE AmE (1920–99), a British painter famous for his ↑ abstract paintings. He is also well-known as an …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HERON — her ‧ on /ˈherən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: hairon ] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GREAT
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHITE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
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 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GREAT
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHITE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. resembling a surface reflecting sunlight without absorbing any of the visible rays; of the …
Oxford English vocab
GREAT
Oxford English vocab
WHITE — ( whiter, whitest, whites) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HERON — ( herons) A heron is a large bird which has long legs and a long beak, and which eats fish. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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WHITE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HERON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE blue ▪ Traveling south along the Yellowstone River, you will pass blue heron , …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HERON — [noun] [C] [plural] herons or heron - a large long-legged bird with a long neck and grey or white feathers …
Cambridge English vocab
GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
Cambridge English vocab
WHITE — n. white whale White Monk white corpuscle white blood cell Bourke White Margaret cabbage white white footed mouse great white …
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
GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WHITE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHITE — adj. 1 snow-white, snowy, chalk-white, chalky, ivory, creamy, milky, milk-white, oyster-white, off-white; silver, hoary Many buildings in the tropics are …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WHITE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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