bittern en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbɪtən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɪtəɹn/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English bitour, botor, from Old French butor, from Gallo-Roman *butitaurus, a blend of Latin būtiō (“bittern”) and taurus (“bull, ox”).
Meanings
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Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
It is a great rock or cliff on the loneliest part of the mountains, and […] is known by the name of the Garden Rock. Near the foot of it is a small lake, the haunt of the solitary bittern, with water-snakes basking in the sun on the leaves of the pond-lilies which lie on the surface.
1819, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book, Rip Van Winkle:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitterns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pinnated bittern · least bittern · American bittern · yellow bittern · sunbittern · sun-bittern · forest bittern · black bittern · cinnamon bittern · sun bittern · Australasian bittern · Eurasian bittern · little bittern · New Zealand bittern · dwarf bittern · common bittern · Von Schrenck's bittern · stripe-backed bittern
Relateds
bumble · marsh · Animals (Appendix) · egret · wader
Translations (54)
ja 山家の五位 (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · cs bukač (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · br bongorz (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · gd corra-ghrian (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · ga bonnán (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · ru выпь (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · tr balaban (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · sh букач (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · hu bölömbika (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · cy adar y bwn (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · la būtiō (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · kl qarluutitoornaq (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · cy bwm y gors (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · ang rāredumle (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · kw bonngors (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · mi kautuku (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · eo botaŭro (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · egy k-A-p-w-A4-G37 (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · lv dumpis (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · nds Rohrdumm (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · gl abetouro (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · pl bąk (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · ro bou-de-baltă (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · hy ջրցուլ (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · ko 알락해오라기 (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · pt abetouro (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · be буга́й (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · tr balaban kuşu (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · fi kaulushaikara (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · lt baublys (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · de Dommel (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · vo botur (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · uk бугай (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · nds Rohrdump (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · mi matuku (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · de Rohrdommel (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · sv rördrom (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · io butoro (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · ckb خەمخۆرە (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · dv ރާބޮނދި (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · fr blongios (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · it tarabuso (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · es avetoro (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · ro bâtlan-de-stuf (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · ro buhai-de-baltă (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · fi pikkuhaikara (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · da rørdrum (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · fr butor (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · es avetorillo (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · fi nokihaikara (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · nl roerdomp (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · fa بوتیمار (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · sh bukač (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) · bg голям воден бик (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae)