great blue heron

noun

A large wading bird of the species Ardea herodias.

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Ardea herodiusArdea herodia
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Meanings

noungreat blue heron (plural great blue herons)

plural great blue herons

  1. A large wading bird of the species Ardea herodias.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge American heron having bluish-grey plumage

Similar
Ardea herodiusArdea herodia
Broader
heron
Also see
blue heron

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish amerikanharmaahaikara
  • amerikanharmaahaikaraArdea herodias
Russian больша́я голуба́я ца́пля
  • больша́я голуба́я ца́пля (bolʹšája golubája cáplja)Ardea herodias
Spanish garza azulada, garza ceniza
  • garza azuladaArdea herodias
  • garza cenizaArdea herodias
Swedish amerikansk gråhäger
  • amerikansk gråhägerArdea herodias
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APA

great blue heron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20blue%20heron

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“great blue heron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20blue%20heron. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great blue heron,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20blue%20heron.

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