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night heron

night heron noun: any of the nocturnal species of herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.

Noun

night heron (plural night herons)

  1. Any of the nocturnal species of herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.

night heron meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

night heron in Tamil

அன்றில், வக்கா

night heron in Tagalog

species of heron
bakaw-gabi

Forms of night heron

pluralnight herons

Words formed from night heron

Questions about night heron

What does night heron mean?
Night heron means any of the nocturnal species of herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.
What is night heron in Tamil?
Night heron in Tamil is அன்றில், வக்கா. See Night heron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is night heron?
Night heron is a noun.
What is the plural of night heron?
The plural of night heron is night herons.

Words near night heron in the dictionary

  1. night hag
  2. night hags
  3. night hand
  4. night hawk
  5. night hawks
  6. night heron
  7. night herons
  8. night house
  9. night houses
  10. night hunter
  11. night hunters

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