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bittern
noun
A bird of the family Ardeidae that lives in marshy areas, feeds on amphibians, reptiles, insects and fish and flies with its neck retracted rather than outstretched.
Translations:
Dutch: roerdomp
(nl)
m
French: butor
(fr)
German: Rohrdommel
(de)
f
Spanish: avetoro
(es)
m
Etymology:
(
term, butor
), from w:Gallo-Romance languages, Gallo-Roman (
term, butitaurus
), a blend of w:Latin, Latin (
term, butio, bÅtiÅ, bittern
) and (
term, taurus, , bull, ox
).
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