| 词汇 | heron |
| 释义 | heron noun[ C ] uk /ˈher.ən/ us /ˈher.ən/pluralherons or heron a large bird with long legs, a long neck and grey or white feathers that lives near water鹭，苍鹭 GlobalP/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Birds which live by or on inland water bittern coot corncrake crane cygnet egret flamingo grebe ibis kingfisher moorhen mute swan pelican pen snipe stork swan wader water bird waterfowl heron | American Dictionaryheron noun[ C ] us/ˈher·ən/ a large bird with long legs and a long neck that lives near water Examples of heronheron The heron-like fly defines a much lesser extent, the quarkfly far less. The wetland and its surrounding area is an important habitat for egrets and heron and an important wintering ground for many duck species. The initiate on the right also wears this ornament, and even the sun deity in the medallion has exchanged his customary diadem for heron feathers. Positive selection on the heron's neural system to use the wing for shading involves adaptation. The beneficial effect of the black heron's wing derived from its ability to shade water illustrates this point. The "buzzing" fly is a certain quality, the heron-like fly another. In fact, twin heron feathers appear to float just above his head to the right, perhaps in the process of being conveyed by whatever once occupied the upper left corner. The herons had worked out various rope systems protecting ponds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am more than interested to know that the night heron is currently residing within a few miles of my constituency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Populations of herons and other waterways birds are monitored annually. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Among them were the heron also the jays have come to live there now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the heron in the trout stream, or in the garden where ornamental fish are kept, is a most unmitigated pest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree with heron the importance of those units and their work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The heron and the raven come first, but the woodcock comes about third; there are generally two broods in the year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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