American bittern

noun

A medium-sized bittern most commonly found in North America, Botaurus lentiginosus, known for its resounding calls.

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Meanings

nounAmerican bittern (plural American bitterns)

plural American bitterns

  1. A medium-sized bittern most commonly found in North America, Botaurus lentiginosus, known for its resounding calls.

    Synonyms: dunkadoo, Indian billet, Indian hen, mire-drum, stake-driver, thunder-pumper

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medium-sized bittern most commonly found in North America, Botaurus lentiginosus, known for its resounding calls.

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dunkadooIndian billetIndian henmire-drumstake-driverthunder-pumper

More synonyms by meaning

nouna kind of bittern, slightly smaller than the European bitter (Botaurus lentiginosus)

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stake driverBotaurus lentiginosus
Broader
bittern

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech bukač severoamerický
  • bukač severoamerickýBotaurus lentiginosus
Danish amerikansk rørdrum
  • amerikansk rørdrumBotaurus lentiginosus
Dutch Noord-Amerikaanse roerdomp
  • Noord-Amerikaanse roerdompBotaurus lentiginosus
Estonian habehüüp
  • habehüüpBotaurus lentiginosus
Finnish amerikankaulushaikara
  • amerikankaulushaikaraBotaurus lentiginosus
French butor d'Amérique
  • butor d'AmériqueBotaurus lentiginosus
German Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel
  • Nordamerikanische RohrdommelBotaurus lentiginosus
Icelandic reyrþvari
  • reyrþvariBotaurus lentiginosus
Italian tarabuso americano
  • tarabuso americanoBotaurus lentiginosus
Japanese アメリカサンカノゴイ
  • アメリカサンカノゴイ (amerikasankanogoi)Botaurus lentiginosus
Norwegian amerikarørdrum
  • amerikarørdrumBotaurus lentiginosus
Polish bąk amerykański
  • bąk amerykańskiBotaurus lentiginosus
Portuguese abetouro-lentiginoso
  • abetouro-lentiginosoBotaurus lentiginosus
Russian америка́нская выпь
  • америка́нская выпь (amerikánskaja vypʹ)Botaurus lentiginosus
Slovak bučiak hnedokrký
  • bučiak hnedokrkýBotaurus lentiginosus
Spanish avetoro lentiginoso
  • avetoro lentiginosoBotaurus lentiginosus
Swedish amerikansk rördrom
  • amerikansk rördromBotaurus lentiginosus
Ukrainian бугай американський
  • бугай американський (buhaj amerykansʹkyj)Botaurus lentiginosus
Cite this entry
APA

American bittern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20bittern

MLA

“American bittern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20bittern. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American bittern,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20bittern.

Source: American bittern on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.