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Defenition of the word bittern

    • Defenition of the word bittern

      • A bird of the family Ardeidae that lives in marshy areas, feeds on amphibians, reptiles, insects and fish and flies with its neck retracted rather than outstretched.
      • relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes

    Hyponyms for the word bittern

      • American bittern
      • Botaurus lentiginosus
      • Botaurus stellaris
      • European bittern
      • Ixobrychus exilis
      • least bittern
      • stake driver

    Hypernyms for the word bittern

      • heron

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