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Bittern

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TANDA HUBUNG

bit=tern

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Bittern has 1 sense

bittern(n = noun.animal) Array - relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes; Array

is a kind of

heron

has particulars: american bittern, botaurus lentiginosus, stake driver, botaurus stellaris, european bittern, ixobrychus exilis, least bittern

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Bittern, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.].

A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species. [1913 Webster]

" The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris. It makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American bittern is Botaurus lentiginosus, and is also called stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver." [1913 Webster]

"The name is applied to other related birds, as the least bittern (Ardetta exilis), and the sun bittern." [1913 Webster]

Bittern, n. [From Bitter, a.].

The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains. [1913 Webster]
A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer. Cooley. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Bittern, n.
1 any of a group of wading birds of the heron family, esp. of the genus Botaurus with a distinctive booming call.
2 Chem. the liquid remaining after the crystallization of common salt from sea water.

Etymology

ME f. OF butor ult. f. L butio bittern + taurus bull; - n perh. f. assoc. with HERON