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little bittern

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A bittern of the genus Ixobrychus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A bittern of the genus Ixobrychus.

A bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus.

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History

Etymology

From little + bittern (“a bird in the heron family Ardeidae”).

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pikkuhaikara — bittern of the genus Ixobrychus
  • Polish: bączek — bittern of the genus Ixobrychus
  • Russian: волчо́к (volčók) — bittern of the genus Ixobrychus
  • Swedish: dvärgrördrom — bittern of the genus Ixobrychus
  • Asturian: garcina — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Catalan: martinet menut — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Catalan: gomet — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Catalan: suís — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Dutch: woudaap — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Finnish: pikkuhaikara — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • French: blongios nain — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • German: Zwergdommel — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Italian: tarabusino — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Italian: nonnino — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Maltese: russett tas-siġar — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Polish: bączek zwyczajny — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Romanian: stârc pitic — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Russian: волчо́к (volčók) — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Russian: малая выпь (malaja vypʹ) — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Swedish: dvärgrördrom — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Turkish: küçük balaban — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus
  • Welsh: adar y bwn lleiaf — bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus