NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Night heron of both Old and New Worlds

Synonyms:

black-crowned night heron; Nycticorax nycticorax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Nycticorax nycticorax" is a kind of...):

night heron; night raven (nocturnal or crepuscular herons)

Holonyms ("Nycticorax nycticorax" is a member of...):

genus Nycticorax; Nycticorax (Old World night herons)

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