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Japanese night heron

Japanese night heron noun: an endangered species of night heron, Gorsachius goisagi, which breeds in Japan and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia, and can also be seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.

Noun

Japanese night heron (plural Japanese night herons)

  1. An endangered species of night heron, Gorsachius goisagi, which breeds in Japan and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia, and can also be seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.

Forms of Japanese night heron

pluralJapanese night herons

Questions about Japanese night heron

What does Japanese night heron mean?
Japanese night heron means an endangered species of night heron, Gorsachius goisagi, which breeds in Japan and winters in the Philippines and Indonesia, and can also be seen in the spring and summer in Korea and the Russian Far East.
What part of speech is Japanese night heron?
Japanese night heron is a noun.
What is the plural of Japanese night heron?
The plural of Japanese night heron is Japanese night herons.

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