Word Explorer
Grey heron
/ɡɹeɪ ˈhɛɹ.ən/
The Old World wading bird Ardea cinerea of the heron family
📖 Definitions of "Grey heron"
noun
- 1
The Old World wading bird Ardea cinerea of the heron family
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Grey heron"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| purple heronnoun | A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia. |
| great blue heronnoun | A large wading bird of the species Ardea herodias. |
| heronnoun | Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae. |
| pond heronnoun | A heron of the genus Ardeola. |
| egretnoun | Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season. |
| great white heronnoun | Synonym of great egret. |
| cranenoun | A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes. |
| green heronnoun | A small species of heron, Butorides virescens, of North America (sometimes considered a subspecies of the striated heron, Butorides striata). |
| night heronnoun | Any of the nocturnal species of herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius. |
| franknoun | (uncountable) Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article). |
| striated heronnoun | A small species of heron, Butorides striata, of cosmopolitan distribution (sometimes including the green heron, Butorides virescens, of North America). |
| ardeidnoun | (zoology) Any member of the family Ardeidae, the herons, egrets and bitterns. |
| reddish egretnoun | Egretta rufescens, a medium-sized heron. |
| little egretnoun | A species of egret, Egretta garzetta, family Ardeidae, widely distributed throughout the Old World, the Caribbean, and Eastern North America. |
| great egretnoun | A large, white egret, Ardea alba, found around the world. |
| aigrettenoun | A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair. |
| common egretnoun | Synonym of great egret (Ardea alba) |
| mangrove heronnoun | Synonym of striated heron. |
| sedgenoun | Any plant of the family Cyperaceae. |
| tiger heronnoun | Any heron of the genus Tigrisoma, native to the Americas. |
Translate “Grey heron” into Another Language
Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.