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Heron

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egretnounAny 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.
heroinnounA powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
bluenoun(countable and uncountable) The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea; the colour midway between green and violet in the visible spectrum and one of the primary additive colours.
heroinenounA female hero.
pathnounA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
pathwaynounA footpath or other path or track.
daughternounOne’s female offspring.
roadnounA way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
waynoun(heading) To do with a place or places.
routenounA course or way which is traveled or passed.
trailnounThe track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
railwaynoun(chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
journeynounA set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
cheminnoun(space science, NASA) Abbreviation of Chemistry and Mineralogy, an instrument onboard the Curiosity rover at Mars.
readernounA person who reads.
allennounAn English and Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Alan.
pond heronnounA heron of the genus Ardeola.
grey heronnounArdea cinerea, an Old World wading bird of the heron family.
great blue heronnounA large wading bird of the species Ardea herodias.
night heronnounAny of the nocturnal species of herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.

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