Phrase guide

night heron

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the nocturnal species of herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

nocturnal or crepuscular herons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: night raven

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: heron

Narrower terms: black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, yellow-crowned night heron, Nyctanassa violacea

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нощна чапла (noštna čapla) — species of heron
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夜鷺 /夜鹭 (yèlù) — species of heron
  • French: bihoreau — species of heron
  • German: Nachtreiher — species of heron
  • Hungarian: bakcsó — species of heron
  • Japanese: 五位鷺 (goisagi) — species of heron
  • Korean: 해오라기 (hae'oragi) — species of heron
  • Lithuanian: nakti̇̀kovas — species of heron
  • Maltese: kwakka — species of heron
  • Polish: ślepowron — species of heron
  • Russian: кваква (kvakva) — species of heron
  • Spanish: martinete — species of heron
  • Tagalog: bakaw-gabi — species of heron
  • Welsh: crëyr y nos — species of heron