heron

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Definition of heron in Turkish Turkish dictionary

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A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae
{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
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
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Heron's formula
The formula A=\sqrt{s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}, where a, b, and c are the sidelengths of a triangle, s is its semiperimeter, and A is its area
Heron of Alexandria
or Hero of Alexandria flourished . AD 62, Alexandria, Egypt Greek mathematician and inventor. He is remembered for his formula for the area of a triangle and for inventing the aeolipile, the first steam engine, which, in his design, was a forerunner of the jet engine. Of his many treatises, one contains a method for approximating the square root of a number. His writings on mechanics include discussions of the five simple machines, mechanical problems of daily life, and the construction of many kinds of engines
Heron's formula
Formula for finding the area of a triangle in terms of the lengths of its sides. In symbols, if a, b, and c are the lengths of the sides: Area = SquareRoot(s(s -a)(s -b)(s -c)) where s is half the perimeter, or (a + b + c)/2
grey heron
the Old World wading bird (Ardea cinerea) of the heron family
grey-heron
Attributive form of grey heron, noun
purple heron
A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia
grey heron
The Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in the milder south and west, but many birds retreat in winter from the ice in colder regions
A heron
heronshaw
A heron
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Patrick Heron
(1920-99), a British painter famous for his abstract paintings. He is also well-known as an art critic
The heron
cryal
black-crowned night heron
night heron of both Old and New Worlds
blue heron
Any of several varieties of heron with blue or blue-gray plumage
boatbilled heron
{i} tropical American heron with a large heavy beak that looks like an inverted boat
great blue heron
large American heron having bluish-gray plumage
great blue heron
A large American heron (Ardea herodias) having blue-gray plumage and a predominantly white head with a dark crest
great white heron
large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys widely distributed Old World white egret
herons
plural of heron
little blue heron
small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere
night heron
Any of several nocturnal or crepuscular herons of the genus Nycticorax, especially the black-crowned heron, N. nycticorax
night heron
nocturnal or crepuscular herons
night heron
{i} nocturnal heron that has short legs and a thick beak
yellow-crowned night heron
North American night heron
heron

    Hyphenation

    her·on

    Turkish pronunciation

    herın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈherən/ /ˈhɛrən/

    Etymology

    [ 'her-&n ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English heroun, heiron, from Old French hairon (“heron”), of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *haigro (“heron”), from Proto-Germanic *haigrô, *hraigrô (“heron”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-, *(s)kreig- (“a type of bird”). Cognate with Old High German heigaro (“heron”), Old English hrāgra (“heron”), Icelandic hegri (“heron”), Welsh crëyr (“heron”).
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