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Meaning of "grey heron" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREY HERON

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREY HERON

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Grey heron is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GREY HERON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grey heron

Grey heron

The grey heron, is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in the milder south and west, but many birds retreat in winter from the ice in colder regions. It has become common in summer even inside the Arctic circle along the Norwegian coast.

Definition of grey heron in the English dictionary

The definition of grey heron in the dictionary is a large European heron, Ardea cinerea, with grey wings and back and a long black drooping crest.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREY HERON

grey alder
grey area
grey body
grey duck
grey eminence
grey fox
Grey Friar
grey gum
grey gurnard
grey import
grey knight
grey market
grey matter
grey mullet
grey nomad
grey nurse shark
Grey Owl
grey panther
grey plover
grey power

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREY HERON

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

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

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Translation of «grey heron» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREY HERON

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Translator English - Chinese

苍鹭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

garza real
570 millions of speakers

English

grey heron
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्रे बगला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البلشون الرمادي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

серая цапля
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

garça-real cinzenta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধনুর্বন্ধনী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

héron cendré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelabu kelabu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Graureiher
180 millions of speakers

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アオサギ
130 millions of speakers

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회색 헤론
85 millions of speakers

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Abang putih
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

diệc xám
80 millions of speakers

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சாம்பல் மண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रे हिरन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gri balıkçıl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

airone cenerino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czapla siwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сіра чапля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stârc cenușiu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκρι ερωδιός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grys reier
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

gråhäger
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

gråhegre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grey heron

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREY HERON»

The term «grey heron» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.305 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREY HERON» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREY HERON»

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Herons, Egrets and Bitterns: Their Biology and Conservation ...
Only three proven breeding sites were located in a recent survey in Japan. The IUCN rate it 'Lower Risk/Near Threatened' and the HSG as 'Data Deficient'. Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea The Grey Heron is a large, attractively plumaged heron.
Neil McKilligan, 2005
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Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
Bitterns are the most secretive, being cryptically marked and skulking by nature. Grey Heron Ardea dnerea 90-1 00 cm Bloureier The Grey Heron is slightly larger than the Black-headed Heron, and differs further by having an obvious yellow ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
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The Complete Garden Bird Book: How to Identify and Attract ...
Grey heron (yo- i 00CM, 36-40IN I Tin; Grey Heron is vn t nmistakable bird, the largest common land bird that can be seen in Britain and also the most widespread heron in Europe. It can be found along almost all waterways, from lakes, rivers, ...
Mark Golley, Stephen Moss, 2001
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Birds of the Middle East
Slightly smaller than Grey Heron with black crown and hindneck contrasting with white throat and foreneck in adult plumage. Grey upperparts, darker than Grey Heron, and legs blackish; bill has grey upper mandible (yellowish in Grey Heron).
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
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Birds of East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
Vo generally silent, flight call is similar to Grey Heron, but sounds more cross and pinched. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 100cm, 38” A predominantly grey, black and white heron: ad is pale grey above with a thick black eye-stripe extending as a ...
Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, 2004
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The Birds of Africa: Volume VIII: The Malagasy Region: ...
In flight, wings appear more tapered than Grey Heron, head more massive and neck less looped. Lacks whitish mark on leading wing-coverts characteristic of Grey Heron. Voice Recorded: Huguet and Chappuis 2003: 1/31; flight call a loud,  ...
Roger Safford, Frank Hawkins, 2013
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The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
GREY HERON Ardea cinerea (62) 90-100 cm A large, greyish heron distinguished from other herons by its white head and neck and the wide black eyebrow, which ends on the nape in a wispy black plume. The bill is yellow. In flight, it can be ...
Ian Sinclair, P. A. R. Hockey, 2005
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Birds of the Masai Mara
Smaller and darker than the Grey Heron, this species shows a white throat that contrasts markedly with the darker head and back of the neck. In flight, the upperwing is darker than in Grey Heron and the underwing shows an obvious contrast ...
Adam Scott Kennedy, 2013
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Birds of East Asia
Solitary, rather secretive, crepuscular, foraging in well-vegetated swamps, reedbeds and lake margins; much less common than Grey Heron. ID Tall rakish heron with long, slender neck and bill; often leans forward or sideways with neck  ...
Mark Brazil, 2009
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Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands
Vagrant to other islands in the region. CALL Typical heron-like 'kraaak', most often uttered in flight. 2 GREY HERON Ardea cinerea m 90-100 cm The most abundant of the region's herons; may be confused only with Purple or Humblot's heron.
Ian Sinclair, Olivier Langrand, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREY HERON»

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Rare Slaty-breasted rail spotted at Gangapur
Greater flamingos, spoonbills, cormorants, spot billed ducks, grey heron and other resident and migratory birds are often spotted here. «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Winged guests fly into city again
... season, but they are mostly resident birds like the Little Cormorant, Purple Heron, Grey Heron and Black-Crowned Night Heron,” he added. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Delta tunnels plan has new environmental review
A grey heron takes flight over the Suisun Marsh on Grizzly Island on Thursday. The state of California released a new environmental review ... «TheReporter.Com, Jul 15»
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Bird Notes: Mediterranean visitor the Squacco Heron drops into …
The “stork” turned out to be a Grey Heron. Not so rare as a continental migrant would have been, but unusual enough in our Colwyn Bay ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
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Birds start nesting in Bhitarkanika
Among these are open billed stork, little cormorant, median egret, large egret, little egret, purple heron, grey heron, darters, white Ibis and cattle ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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A count to cheer about for ornithologists
The other two species, Grey Heron was found nesting at Koduvally near Thalassery and Eastern Cattle Egret breeds at Panamaram in ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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BTO's longest-running census goes online
The Heronries Census, run by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), counted its first Grey Heron nest way back in 1928; 400,000 nests later it ... «Surfbirds News, Jul 15»
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Essay of the week: A walk on the dark side
Sometimes there's a glimpse of a motionless grey heron on the opposite bank; often, you can see some deer or wild rabbits scurrying for cover ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
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Limerick media company strikes gold in Big Apple
Kilfinane-based Grey Heron Media has won two awards in the New ... multi-award-winning Grey Heron Media team on location in Limerick city ... «Limerick Leader, Jun 15»
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Avian encroachment
Prominent among the species arriving here for nesting are grey heron, purple heron, darter, cormorant, large egret, intermediary egret and little ... «The Statesman, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Grey heron [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/grey-heron>. Apr 2024 ».
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