Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of small herons, of the family Ardeidæ, of which green is the principal color; the little green herons.
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Examples
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The bird is a green heron (butorides virescens) - a common heron of the eastern US.
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The bird is a green heron (butorides virescens) - a common heron of the eastern US.
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