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Malayan night heron

Malayan night heron noun: a medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and breeding in India, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines.

malayan night heron: a medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and...
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Noun

Malayan night heron (plural Malayan night herons)

  1. A medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and breeding in India, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines.
    Synonyms:
    Malaysian night heron

Synonyms of Malayan night heron

  • Malaysian night heron

Forms of Malayan night heron

pluralMalayan night herons

Questions about Malayan night heron

What does Malayan night heron mean?
Malayan night heron means a medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and breeding in India, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines.
What part of speech is Malayan night heron?
Malayan night heron is a noun.
What is the plural of Malayan night heron?
The plural of Malayan night heron is Malayan night herons.

Words near Malayan night heron in the dictionary

  1. Malayan
  2. Malayan bear
  3. Malayan bears
  4. Malayan giant squirrel
  5. Malayan giant squirrels
  6. Malayan night heron
  7. Malayan night herons
  8. Malayan slit-faced bat
  9. Malayan slit-faced bats
  10. Malayan tapir
  11. Malayan tapirs

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