great white heron

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noun

a large white heron, Ardea occidentalis, of Florida and the Florida Keys.

a large white egret, Casmerodius albus, of southeastern Europe, tropical Africa, Asia, New Zealand, and America.

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Origin of great white heron

First recorded in 1805–15

Words nearby great white heron

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How to use great white heron in a sentence

Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
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It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.
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"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
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I waited three months more, in great impatience, then sent him back to the same post, to see if there might be a reply.
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After a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.
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And she would be wearing some of the jewels with the white dress—just a few, not many, of course.
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The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
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British Dictionary definitions for great white heron

great white heron

noun

a large white heron, Ardea occidentalis, of S North America

a widely distributed white egret, Egretta (or Casmerodius) albus

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