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bittern

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Noun — Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

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From Middle English bitour, botor, from Old French butor, from Gallo-Roman *butitaurus, a blend of Latin būtiō (“bittern”) and taurus (“bull, ox”).

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