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purple herons

purple herons is the plural of purple heron.

Meaning of purple heron

Noun

purple heron (plural purple herons)

  1. A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia.

Questions about purple herons

What is purple herons the plural of?
Purple herons is the plural of purple heron.

Words near purple herons in the dictionary

  1. purple heart
  2. purple hearts
  3. purple helmet
  4. purple helmets
  5. purple heron
  6. purple herons
  7. purple ivory
  8. purple Jesus
  9. purple joe-pye weed
  10. purple judge
  11. purple judges

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