| Engelsk substantiv: Heron | 
| 1. | Heron (om person) Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) | 
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 | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | Hero, Hero of Alexandria | 
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 | Eksempler på mindre spesifikke uttrykk | artificer, discoverer, inventor, mathematician | 
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| 2. | heron (om dyr) grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill | 
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 | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | wader, wading bird | 
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 | Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Ardea herodius, Ardea occidentalis, bittern, boat-billed heron, boatbill, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius, egret, Egretta caerulea, great blue heron, great white heron, little blue heron, night heron, night raven | 
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 | Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | Ardeidae, family Ardeidae | 
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