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Definition of: heron
(her′ən) noun
A long–necked and long–legged wading bird; specifically, one of a family (Ardeidae) of birds with 12 stiff tail feathers and the outer toe as long as or longer than the inner. See EGRET.
—great blue heron A large, bluish–gray American heron (Ardea herodias). [<OF hairon, ult. <Gmc.]
(About 4 feet tall)
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