great blue heron
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of great blue heron
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Just then a great blue heron flew overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
You might also see a green or great blue heron, or a black-crowned night heron.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024
On the worst days, a great blue heron lands in the backyard, and I become entirely unhinged.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023
And the birds: great blue heron, green heron, tri-colored heron, great egret, cattle egret, snowy egret, red shouldered hawk, red-tailed hawk, Coopers hawk.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023
A lost great blue heron took shelter on a limb below her.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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