English noun: bittern | |||
1. | bittern (animal) relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes | ||
Broader (hypernym) | heron | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus, Botaurus stellaris, European bittern, Ixobrychus exilis, least bittern, stake driver | ||