noun
bittern
Bittern (noun) means Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
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Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.
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Etymology
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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"bittern" (noun) means several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.