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noun(her-on)any of various long-necked and long-legged wading birds (family Ardeidae) with a long tapering bill, large wings, and soft plumage
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biographical name(her-on)1st century a.d. Greek scientist
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noun(her-on)a widely distributed night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) having a black crown and back, gray wings, and white underparts
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noun(her-on)either of two herons with bluish or slaty plumage; especially : great blue heron
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noun(her-on)a large slaty-blue American heron (Ardea herodias) that has a dark crown, showy plumes on the head and neck, is about 46 inches (117 centimeters) long, and includes a white morph
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noun(her-on)the white morph of the great blue heron (Ardea herodias) that is typically found in southern Florida and was formerly considered a separate species (Ardea occidentalis)
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noun(her-on)a small yellow-legged American heron (Butorides virescens synonym B. striatus) with a greenish back and chestnut neck and chest —called also green-backed heron
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noun(her-on)any of various widely distributed nocturnal or crepuscular herons (especially genus Nycticorax)
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verb(her-on)to fasten to some elevated point without support from below : suspend
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verb(her-on)to suspend by the neck until dead —often hanged in the past—often used as a mild oath
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verb(her-on)to fasten so as to allow free motion within given limits upon a point of suspension