PURPLE HERON

Meaning of PURPLE HERON in English

an Old World heron, Ardea purpurea, having maroon, buff, and black plumage.

[ 1830-40 ]

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PURPLE HERON — noun : an Old World heron ( Ardea purpurea ) chiefly grayish with a black crown and maroon breast
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PURPLE HERON — рыжая цапля (Ardea purpurea)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PURPLE HERON — рыжая цапля ( Ardea purpurea )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HERON — ~; ardea
English interlingue dictionary
HERON — biographical name see: Hero
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HERON — Any of about 60 species of long-legged wading birds in the same family (Ardeidae) as egrets and bitterns . They …
Английский словарь Британика
PURPLE — I. ˈpərpəl, ˈpə̄p-ˈpəip- adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English purpel, purpil, alteration of purper, purpre, 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
PURPLE — (a.) Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or …
Английский словарь Webster
PURPLE — (n.) Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) as, the …
Английский словарь Webster
PURPLE — (n.) Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem …
Английский словарь Webster
HERON — (n.) Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, …
Английский словарь Webster
PURPLE — ( v. t. ) To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands purpled with blood.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — ( n. ) Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color; especially, a purple robe, worn as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — ( n. ) Any species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis) …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — ( a. ) Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
PURPLE — — purpleness , n. /perr"peuhl/ , n. , purpler, purplest , adj., v., purpled, purpling . n. 1. any color …
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, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PURPLE — v. become purple, make purple
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
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
PURPLE — I. ˈpər-pəl adjective ( pur·pler -p(ə-)lər ; pur·plest -p(ə-)ləst) Etymology: Middle English purpel, alteration of purper, from Old English purpuran …
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
PURPLE — adj blood-red; bloody. 2. purple ·noun any shell of the genus purpura. 3. purple ·noun ·see purpura. 4. purple ·noun …
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
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
PURPLE — [pur.ple] adj pur.pler ; pur.plest [ME purpel, alter. of purper, fr. OE purpuran of purple, gen. of purpure purple color, …
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
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
PURPLE — purpl|e BrE AmE ˈpɜːp ə l AmE \ ˈpɝːp ə l ▷ purpl|ed d ▷ purpl|es z ▷ purpl|ing ‿ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HERON — heron, Heron BrE AmE ˈher ə n ▷ heron|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PURPLE — / ˈpɜːpl; NAmE ˈpɜːrpl/ adjective 1. having the colour of blue and red mixed together : a purple flower His …
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
PURPLE — I. pur ‧ ple 1 /ˈpɜːp ə l $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 900-1000 ; Language: Latin …
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
PURPLE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson …
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
PURPLE — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson …
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
PURPLE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a colour intermediate between red and blue. 2 (in full Tyrian purple) a crimson …
Oxford English vocab
PURPLE — ( purples) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that is purple …
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
PURPLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Purple Heart sb's face is dark/red/purple with rage ▪ His face went purple with …
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
PURPLE — [adjective], [noun] - (of) a dark reddish blue colourpurple pansiespurple plumsa dark purple bruiseThe early morning sun cast deep purple …
Cambridge English vocab
HERON — [noun] [C] [plural] herons or heron - a large long-legged bird with a long neck and grey or white feathers …
Cambridge English vocab
HERON — n. Any of about 60 species of long-legged wading birds in the same family (Ardeidae) as egrets and bitterns . …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PURPLE — Synonyms and related words : Mars violet, Tyrian purple, adorned, amethyst, amethystine, befrilled, blue, bombastic, broad, cap of dignity, cap …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PURPLE — 1. сущ. 1) а) пурпурный цвет, пурпур ancient purple б) фиолетовый цвет 2) а) порфира б) одеяние кардинала 3) а) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PURPLE — purple.ogg 1. ʹpɜ:p(ə)l n 1. пурпурный, пурпуровый цвет, пурпур; багровый, багряный цвет, багрянец 2. фиолетовый, лиловый цвет 3. (the purple) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HERON — n зоол. цапля ( Ardeidae ) gray heron - цапля серая ( Ardea cinerea ) night heron - кваква ( …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PURPLE — purple сущ.1) а) пурпурный цвет, пурпур - ancient purple б) фиолетовый цвет 2) а) порфира б) одеяние кардинала 3) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HERON — heron сущ.цапля Syn:hern
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PURPLE — 1. ʹpɜ:p(ə)l n 1. пурпурный, пурпуровый цвет, пурпур; багровый, багряный цвет, багрянец 2. фиолетовый, лиловый цвет 3. (the purple) 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HERON — n зоол. цапля ( Ardeidae ) gray heron - цапля серая ( Ardea cinerea ) night heron - кваква ( …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HERON — цапля; pl цапли (Ardeidae) - African green heron - agami heron - black heron - black-crowned night heron - black-headed heron - black-necked heron - boat-billed heron - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HERON — цапля; pl цапли ( Ardeidae ) - African green heron - agami heron - black heron - black-crowned night heron …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PURPLE — 1. _n. 1> пурпурный цвет, пурпур; - ancient purple 2> фиолетовый цвет 3> порфира 4> одеяние или сан кардинала; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PURPLE — 1. n. 1. пурпурный цвет, пурпур; - ancient purple 2. фиолетовый цвет 3. порфира 4. одеяние или сан кардинала; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PURPLE — 1. _n. 1> пурпурный цвет, пурпур; ancient purple багрец (краска из багрянки) 2> фиолетовый цвет 3> порфира 4> одеяние или …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
PURPLE — 1. сущ. 1) а) пурпурный цвет, пурпур ancient purple б) фиолетовый цвет 2) а) порфира б) одеяние кардинала 3) а) …
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