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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae — the great herons and certain other herons and egrets.

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Examples

  • The place was called Ardea once of old; and still Ardea remains a mighty name; but its fortune is no more.

    The Aeneid of Virgil 70 BC-19 BC Virgil

  • Baron Hafner's and Prince d'Ardea's manner toward Fanny had inspired her the day before with a dolorous analogy between the atmosphere of falsehood in which that poor girl lived and the atmosphere in which she at times thought she herself lived.

    The French Immortals Series — Complete Various

  • Baron Hafner's and Prince d'Ardea's manner toward Fanny had inspired her the day before with a dolorous analogy between the atmosphere of falsehood in which that poor girl lived and the atmosphere in which she at times thought she herself lived.

    Cosmopolis — Complete Paul Bourget 1893

  • The birds include ten species of herons including grey heron Ardea cinerea, goliath heron A. goliath and yellow-billed egret Egretta intermedia, hammerkop Scopus umbretta, four of the six West African species of stork, ducks, five of the six West African species of vulture, hawks, plovers and francolins and black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus.

    Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire 2009

  • In January of this year, Ardea issued positive top-line results from a Phase II study on lesinurad.

    Pharmaceuticals 2011

  • Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax (protonym, Ardea Nycticorax), also known as the American/common night heron, the quawk or quark (an onomatopoeic term) or simply as the night heron, photographed at Texas City Dike, Texas (USA).

    Mystery bird: black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax 2011

  • She recommended buying Ardea throughout 2010, and shares returned 86% for the year.

    Pharmaceuticals 2011

  • The tide was coming in, and there were several species of birds fishing among the rocks at the water's edge, including cormorants (Phalacorax auritus), a couple of examples of something that most resembled a Great Egret (Ardea alba), and the usual assortment of gulls, though we did spot a few Laughing Gulls (Larus atricilla), which we don't often see.

    One Afternoon in Connecticut greygirlbeast 2009

  • Ms. Bayko's research led her to another high-performing pick, Ardea Biosciences Inc. Ardea has a gout treatment called lesinurad under development that could provide a major improvement when combined with a current drug, she says.

    Pharmaceuticals 2011

  • Both Pharmasset and Ardea remain key picks for Ms. Bayko in 2011.

    Pharmaceuticals 2011

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