bittern
n . 鹭鸶,盐卤
鹭鸶,盐卤
bittern n 1 :
relatively small compact tawny -
brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry ;
found in marshes Bittern \
Bit "
tern \,
n . [
From {
Bitter },
a .]
1 .
The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted ,
having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains .
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2 .
A very bitter compound of quassia ,
cocculus Indicus ,
etc .,
used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer . --
Cooley .
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Bittern \
Bit "
tern \,
n . [
OE .
bitoure ,
betore ,
bitter ,
fr .
F .
butor ;
of unknown origin .] (
Zool .)
A wading bird of the genus {
Botaurus },
allied to the herons ,
of various species .
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Note :
The common European bittern is {
Botaurus stellaris }.
It makes ,
during the brooding season ,
a noise called by Dryden bumping ,
and by Goldsmith booming .
The American bittern is {
Botaurus lentiginosus },
and is also called {
stake -
driver }
and {
meadow hen }.
See {
Stake -
driver }.
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Note :
The name is applied to other related birds ,
as the {
least bittern } ({
Ardetta exilis }),
and the {
sun bittern }.
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