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单词 blue heron
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Definition of blue heron in English:

blue heron

noun ˈbluː ˌhɛrənˈbluː ˌhɛr(ə)n
  • 1North American. Either of two North American herons, the large Ardea herodias (also more fully "great blue heron") and the small Egretta caerulea (also more fully "little blue heron").

  • 2NZ. The darker, slate-grey form of the eastern reef heron, Egretta sacra; = matuku.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). From blue + heron.

Definition of blue heron in US English:

blue heron

noun
  • 1North American. Either of two North American herons, the large Ardea herodias (also more fully "great blue heron") and the small Egretta caerulea (also more fully "little blue heron").

  • 2NZ. The darker, slate-grey form of the eastern reef heron, Egretta sacra; = matuku.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in an earlier sense). From blue + heron.

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