squacco
Syllables: squac·co/ˈskwækəʊ/US/ˈskwækoʊ/
squacco noun: a species of pond heron, Ardeola ralloides, which is small, and brown and white in colour; it is found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe.
Noun
squacco (plural squaccos)
- A species of pond heron, Ardeola ralloides, which is small, and brown and white in colour; it is found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe.
- [A]n elegant ſpecies of Heron, common to Italy, to Switzerland, and perhaps other parts of Europe. It was firſt deſcribed by Aldrovand [Ulisse Aldrovandi], under the title of Sguacco, a Heron ſo called in the valley of Malalbergo: Mr. [Francis] Willughby calls it the Heron ſtyled Sguacco, we name...[1771 August, “Y.”, “The Cream-coloured Heron Described”, in Sylvanus Urban [pseudonym; Edward Cave], editor, The Gentleman’s Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, volume XLI, London: Printed for...
- SQUACCO H[ERON]. [...] This is an elegant ſpecies, and inhabits the bays of the Caſpian Sea, and the ſlow ſtreams of the ſouthern Deſert. It is alſo met with in Italy, about Bologna, where it is called Sguacco, and is ſaid to be a bold and courageous bird.1785, John Latham, “Genus LXV. Heron.”, in A General Synopsis of Birds, volume III, part 1st, London: Printed for Leigh & Sotheby, […], →OCLC, paragraph 39 (Squacco H[eron]), page 74
- Synonyms:
- squacco heron
squacco meaning in Tamil
squacco in Tamil
- சிறு தலைச்சூட்டுடைய நாரையினப் பறவை
Examples of squacco in a sentence
- The Night-Herons had their nests a few feet above the water, as had also the Squaccos and Little Egrets, though those of the latter were sometimes placed just above the surface.1884 April, W[illiam] Eagle Clarke, “XIII.—Field-Notes from Slavonia and Hungary, with an Annotated List of the Birds Observed in...
- Although approaching the Little Bitterns in size and general appearance, the Squacco really belongs to the group of true Herons.1896–1898, Henry O[gg] Forbes, quoting “Dr. Sharpe”, “The Squacco Heron”, in Henry O. Forbes, John Cordeaux, W[illiam] B[ernhardt]...
- The water itself contained catfish, various bream, minnows, stocked black bass, turtles, and was frequented by [...] various herons including squacco, black, night, grey, and bittern.2011, Rafe Bates, “Bush Adventures”, in Lest I Forget: A Chequered Life, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Matador, →ISBN, part 2, page...
Synonyms of squacco
Forms of squacco
| plural | squaccos |
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Origin of squacco
Borrowed from dialectal Italian sguacco; possibly ultimately imitative of the bird’s cry (compare squawk (“American night heron”)).
Phrases with squacco
Questions about squacco
- What does squacco mean?
- Squacco means a species of pond heron, Ardeola ralloides, which is small, and brown and white in colour; it is found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe.
- What is squacco in Tamil?
- Squacco in Tamil is சிறு தலைச்சூட்டுடைய நாரையினப் பறவை. See Squacco meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use squacco in a sentence?
- The Night-Herons had their nests a few feet above the water, as had also the Squaccos and Little Egrets, though those of the latter were sometimes placed just above the surface.
- What part of speech is squacco?
- Squacco is a noun.
- How do you pronounce squacco?
- Squacco is pronounced /ˈskwækəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of squacco?
- The plural of squacco is squaccos.
Words near squacco in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: squacco (page history and authors); squacco (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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