Turkish - English
Definition of ardea purpurea in Turkish English dictionary
- heron
- {n} a large bird that destroys fish
- A heron is a large bird which has long legs and a long beak, and which eats fish. Any of about 60 species of long-legged wading birds in the same family (Ardeidae) as egrets and bitterns. They are found worldwide but are most common in the tropics. They wade in the shallow waters of pools, marshes, and swamps, catching frogs, fishes, and other aquatic animals. They nest on rough stick platforms in bushes or trees near water. Herons commonly stand with their neck bent in an southern shape and fly with their legs trailing and their head held back. They have broad wings and a long, straight, sharp-pointed bill. They are subdivided into typical herons (including the 50-in., or 130-cm, great blue heron of North America), night herons, and tiger herons
- A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae
- The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed
- Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- {i} type of bird having long legs and a long neck
- gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
- The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons
- Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidæ
German - English
Definition of ardea purpurea in German English dictionary
- Purpurreiher (Ardea purpurea)
- purple heron