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PRONUNCIATION OF GREEN HERON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREEN HERON

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Green heron is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GREEN HERON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

green heron

Green heron

The green heron is a small heron of North and Central America. It was long considered conspecific with its sister species the striated heron, and together they were called "green-backed heron". Birds of the nominate subspecies are extremely rare vagrants to western Europe; individuals from the Pacific coast of North America may similarly stray as far as Hawaii.

Definition of green heron in the English dictionary

The definition of green heron in the dictionary is a small heron, Butorides virescens, of subtropical North America, with dark greenish wings and back.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREEN HERON

green currency
green dragon
green fingers
Green Flag
green flash
green footprint
green gland
green glass
Green Goddess
green gram
green iguana
green keeper
green leek
green light
green light district
green line
green lung
green manure
green monkey
green monkey disease

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREEN HERON

Acheron
aileron
boat-billed heron
Cameron
chaperon
Decameron
deuteron
erigeron
great white heron
grey heron
heron
interferon
longeron
night heron
Oberon
operon
Percheron
sticheron
Theron
vigneron

Synonyms and antonyms of green heron in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «green heron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREEN HERON

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The translations of green heron from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «green heron» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绿鹭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

garza verde
570 millions of speakers

English

green heron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हरी बगला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البلشون الأخضر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зеленый цапля
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

garça-real verde
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সবুজ হরমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

héron vert
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heron hijau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grünreiher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グリーンヘロン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

녹색 헤론
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heron ijo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diệc xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பச்சை மண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिरव्या बॅरोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yeşil balıkçıl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

airone verde
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

green Heron
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зелений чапля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Heron verde
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πράσινο ερωδιός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groen reier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grön häger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grønn hegre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of green heron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEN HERON»

The term «green heron» is normally little used and occupies the 123.119 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEN HERON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about green heron

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEN HERON»

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1
Basic Texas Birds: A Field Guide
A Field Guide Mark W. Lockwood. GREEN HERON Butorides virescens BACKGROUND Green Herons are often overlooked because of their some what cryptic habits. They prefer to forage in areas with more cover than many other herons in ...
Mark W. Lockwood, 2010
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas
The Green Heron is a common Iowa summer resident usually found in densely wooded areas along streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Except during nesting season, it is mostly a solitary bird. When disturbed, it often emits a loud, raucous ...
Laura Spess Jackson, Carol A. Thompson, James J. Dinsmore, 1996
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Wildlife of Virginia and Maryland and Washington
It is often found on beaver ponds, and the resurgence of the beaver may be partly responsible for the species' proliferation. Logging operations that destroy woodland rookeries threaten local populations. Green Heron (Butorides virescens).
Charles Fergus, 2003
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Bulletin - Biological Survey
GREEN HERON. 59 In spring migration the earliest appearance at Tombstone, Ariz., was on April 22, 1909 (Willard); Sebastopol, Cal., March 12, 1885 (Belding); Stockton, Cal., average April 9, earliest April 4, 1885 (Belding). Eggs are in the ...
United States. Bureau of Biological Survey, 1913
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Distribution and migration of North American herons and ...
GREEN HERON. 59 In spring migration the earliest appearance at Tombstone, Ariz., was on April 22, 1909 (Willard) ; Sebastopol, Cal., March 12, 1885 (Belding) ; Stockton, Cal., average April 9, earliest April 4, 1885 (Belding). Eggs are in the ...
Wells Woodbridge Cooke, 1913
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Bulletin
Frazar Green Heron. Butorides virescens frazari (Brewster). The Frazar green heron is restricted to the southern end of Lower California, where it is resident at La Paz, in the region around Mag- dalena Bay and north to San Ignacio (Nelson  ...
‎1911
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Biological Survey - Bulletin
Frazar Green Heron. Butorides virescens frazari (Brewster). The Frazar green heron is restricted to the southern end of Lower California, where it is resident at La Paz, in the region around Mag- dalena Bay and north to San Ignacio (Nelson  ...
United States. Bureau of Biological Survey, 1912
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Bulletin ...
Frazar Green Heron. Butorides virescens frazari (Brewster). The Frazar green heron is restricted to the southern end of Lower California, where it is resident at La Paz, in the region around Mag- dalena Bay and north to San Ignacio (Nelson  ...
United States. Bureau of Biological Survey, 1912
9
Distribution & Migration of Warblers, Ducks & Geese, Herons, ...
Frazer Green Heron. B'utom'des virescens frazari (Brewster). The Frazar green heron is restricted to the southern end of Lower California, where it is resident at La. Paz, in the region around Magdalena/Bay and north to San Ignacio (Nelson ...
Wells Woodbridge Cooke, 1904
10
Herons: Egret, Heron, Great Blue Heron, Indian Pond Heron, ...
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Books, LLC, General Books LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEN HERON»

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Good Natured: The many sights and sounds of river and pond life
At Delnor Woods Park in St. Charles, we got scolded – pretty severely, I might add – by a green heron that swooped down toward what must ... «Suburban Life Publications, Jul 15»
2
Bringing up baby: The fledging continues
... Great Egret and Green Heron. Hopefully over the next few weeks more mudflats will be exposed for the migrating shorebirds. Once the water ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Opening reception planned at Hotel Floyd's new gallery space
... at the National Juried show at the Lynchburg Academy of Fine Art. Her work is currently exhibited in Virginia at the Green Heron in Radford, ... «Southwest Virginia Today, Jul 15»
4
Meet The Artist Behind Roots Revival: Martha Bassett
And on Saturday night, July 18th you can join Martha at the Green Heron Club in Danbury, NC where the concert begins at 8:00. Tags:. «WFDD, Jul 15»
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WINGING IT: One good tern deserves another
... Oriole, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Cedar Waxwing, Black-billed Cuckoo, Willow Flycatcher, Green Heron, Eastern Bluebird, Warbling Vireo. «Wicked Local Essex, Jul 15»
6
County birds: the Sandhill Crane family is doing fine
A friend watched one of the adults kill a young Green Heron, which was eaten. The young birds will make their first flights approximately eight ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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Full Nests for Island Birds
Other species they have seen there include green heron, belted kingfisher, great egret, and black skimmer. This last species is making its way ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, Jul 15»
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Cranes on the local horizon
Rebecca Field, Special to the Star Tribune An adult crane held a green heron chick in its bill after repeatedly shaking the heron and throwing it ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jun 15»
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Half Full, Betty's, yoga and sun-soaked Starlight
Plus, at the time I was writing, twilight had set in, bats were flying, a chortling green heron was settling into his roost in the thin branches at the ... «Cape Gazette, Jun 15»
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The heron and the big one that got away.
“Apparently the green heron had been watching the fish being reeled in, getting closer and closer to the surface of the water, and had planned ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jun 15»

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