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little bittern

little bittern noun: a bittern of the genus Ixobrychus.

Noun

little bittern (plural little bitterns)

  1. A bittern of the genus Ixobrychus.
    1. A bittern of the species Ixobrychus minutus.

Forms of little bittern

plurallittle bitterns

Origin of little bittern

From little + bittern (“a bird in the heron family Ardeidae”).

Questions about little bittern

What does little bittern mean?
Little bittern means a bittern of the genus Ixobrychus.
What part of speech is little bittern?
Little bittern is a noun.
What is the plural of little bittern?
The plural of little bittern is little bitterns.

Words near little bittern in the dictionary

  1. Little Billing
  2. Little Billington
  3. Little Bispham
  4. little bit
  5. little bits
  6. little bittern
  7. little bitterns
  8. little black ant
  9. little black ants
  10. little black book
  11. little black books

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