black-crowned night heron

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black-crowned night heron

  • /ˈblæk ˈkɹaʊnd ˈnaɪt ˈhɛɹən/ US

noun black-crowned night herons

  1. A medium-sized heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia.

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noun Nycticorax nycticorax

Españolmartinete común, pedrete gris, garza bruja, huairavo, guaco, huaco
한국어해오라기 hae'oragi
日本語五位鷺 goisagi
中文夜鷺 /夜鹭 yèlù
Portuguêssavacu, socó-dorminhoco
Françaisbihoreau gris, héron bihoreau, corbeau de nuit
DeutschNachtreiher
Italianonitticora
Ελληνικάνυχτοκόρακας nychtokórakas
Românăstârc de noapte
Русскийобыкнове́нная ква́ква obyknovénnaja kvákva, ночна́я ца́пля nočnája cáplja
Tiếng Việtvạc
العربيةغُرَاب اللَيْل أَسْوَد التَاج ḡurāb al-layl ʔaswad at-tāj
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@misc{black_crowned_night_heron_2026,
  title = {black-crowned night heron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/black-crowned%20night%20heron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}