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Pacific reef heron

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any heron of the species Egretta sacra, native to southern Asia and Oceania.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eastern reef heron, eastern reef egret

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Across languages

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 岩鷺 /岩鹭 (yánlù) — Egretta sacra
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑鷺 /黑鹭 (hēilù) — Egretta sacra
  • French: aigrette sacrée — Egretta sacra
  • German: Riffreiher — Egretta sacra
  • Japanese: 黒鷺 (kurosagi) — Egretta sacra
  • Korean: 흑로 (heungno) — Egretta sacra
  • Māori: matuku tai — Egretta sacra
  • Mokilese: koaroa — Egretta sacra
  • Pohnpeian: kowelik — Egretta sacra
  • Pohnpeian: kewelik — Egretta sacra
  • Tongan: motuku lahi — Egretta sacra