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heron

heron

A long-legged wading bird with a pointed bill, often standing still before striking at aquatic prey. The example shown is grey heron (Ardea cinerea).

All languages

English
heron
Norwegian
hegre
Japanese
サギ — さぎ — sagi
Korean
왜가리류 — waegariryu
Spanish
garza
French
héron
German
Reiher

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