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PRONUNCIATION OF HERONRIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HERONRIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heronries is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HERONRIES

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heroicomic
heroicomical
heroics
heroin
heroin addict
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heroin chic
heroin overdose
heroin user
heroine
heroinism
heroism
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heron
heronry
heronshaw
heroon
Herophilus
heroship

WORDS THAT END LIKE HERONRIES

abhenries
accessories
almonries
archdeaconries
blazonries
cannonries
canonries
categories
citizenries
countries
deaconries
entries
felonries
galleries
henries
Hooray Henries
industries
masonries
memories
queries

Synonyms and antonyms of heronries in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heronries» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HERONRIES

Find out the translation of heronries to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heronries from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heronries» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

heronries
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

garzas
570 millions of speakers

English

heronries
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heronries
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

heronries
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

heronries
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heronries
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heronries
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

héronnières
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heronries
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heronries
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heronries
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heronries
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heronries
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

heronries
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

heronries
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृक्षांची रास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heronries
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

garzaie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heronries
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

heronries
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heronries
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αποικίες ερωδιών
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

heronries
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

heronries
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

heronries
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heronries

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HERONRIES»

The term «heronries» is used very little and occupies the 190.843 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HERONRIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heronries» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heronries» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HERONRIES»

Discover the use of heronries in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heronries and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The architecture of birds
heron is royal meat, on which the French nobility set great value,' and he mentions it as one of the extraordinary teats performed by the ' divine king,' Francis 1, that he formed two artificial heronries at Fontainbleau, — ' the very elements ...
James Rennie, 1833
2
Carlsbad Resource Area: resource management plan, ...
APPENDIX E-15 PHANTOM BANKS HERONRIES AREA SMA No. 15 ALTERNATIVE A Objective: Continue under existing multiple-use management. Prescriptions: Continue oil and gas development in undefined KGS areas and producing ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Roswell District Office, 1986
3
The Herons of Europe
THE NUMBER ANDSIZE OF HERONRIES IN EUROPE The size of a heronry appears to be proportional to the richness of the foraging areas located withinaradius ofabout 25km. InEurope, thelargest heronries are situated in coastal areas, ...
Claire Voisin, 2010
4
Birds in Wales
The Grey Heron is widely distributed in Wales, many heronries having been used for well over one hundred years. Breeding was formerly recorded from sea cliffs in addition to the usual sites in tall trees, and there is little doubt that, prior to the ...
Roger Lovegrove, Iolo Williams, Graham Williams, 2010
5
The Painted Stork: Ecology and Conservation
These colonies are representative of a few broad categories under which most heronries in India seem to belong. The first category encompasses heronries in urban parks and gardens such as Delhi Zoo in New Delhi, Piele and other gardens ...
A. J. Urfi, 2011
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Birds in Ireland
There have been only two systematic attempts to survey the heronries of parts of Ireland. though several partial surveys have been made. In 1964 a survey of heronries throughout the country produced a count of 939 nests in 206 colonies. but ...
Clive Hutchinson, 2010
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The Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and ...
Harting's (1872, 1873) attempts to document and describe all of the known heronries in Britain reveal that many of the largest about which he could obtain information were ancient and located on the English estates. It was clear, however, that ...
Simon Holloway, 2010
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Feasting, Fowling and Feathers: A History of the ...
21), towards the increased production and consumption of birds in the aftermath of the black Death. but the 'planting' of heronries was still being carried out on occasions, until as late as the early 19th century. Thus Knox (1849) recorded that  ...
Michael Shrubb, 2013
9
The Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State
Atlas data and other studies iBenning 1969; McCrimmon 1981, 1982i show both an increase in the number of heronries that are larger and a wider distribution of heronries than in the 1960s. This large heron is a local but fairly common ...
Robert F. Andrle, Janet R. Carroll, 1988
10
Herons, Egrets and Bitterns: Their Biology and Conservation ...
Breeding distribution During the breeding season there is a massive contraction in the ranges of colonial heron species as they converge onto the traditional heronries. The largest heronries may accommodate tens of thousands of herons and ...
Neil McKilligan, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HERONRIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heronries is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bird Notes: Mediterranean visitor the Squacco Heron drops into …
The recent North Wales Birding Atlas shows around 50 heronries in North Wales, widespread across the six counties, though Anglesey has the ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
2
A count to cheer about for ornithologists
A comprehensive survey on heronries has identified 10,380 nests of waterbirds from 157 sites across the State. Birders recorded 44 heronries ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
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»
4
Avian encroachment
“The arrival of local migrant birds has reestablished Bhitarkanika as one of the prominent heronries of the state”, said forest officials. “With the ... «The Statesman, Jun 15»
5
Public help sought for heronry survey
The WWF-India and the Social Forestry Wing of the Forest Department have started data collection and monitoring of heronries in ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
6
IBCN to compile Kerala bird atlas
Kerala has to its credit six bird monitoring schemes, which include recording common birds, heronries, waterbirds, pelagic (sea) birds, and ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
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Kerala to Produce India's First State Bird Atlas
Kerala has the distinction of having six bird monitoring schemes, which includes recording common birds, heronries, water birds, pelagic (sea) ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
8
Civil War Profiles: Fort Delaware is open and awaits your arrival
The “Herons and History Walk” is a birding walk to one of the largest heronries north of Florida. Along the way to the observation deck, learn ... «Coastal Point, Jun 15»
9
Wetlands icon is easily spotted these days around Gig Harbor
Great Blue males bring sticks to wetland trees where their mates build the nests in communal heronries. Both parents incubate the three to six ... «Peninsula Gateway, Apr 15»
10
Tim Sexton: New arrivals at Attenborough as grey heron chicks hatch
... size, fledgling success, post fledging dispersal, nest and heronry fidelity and the source and age of recruitment of adult herons into heronries. «Nottingham Post, Mar 15»

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