green-backed heron

[ green-bakt ]

/ ˈgrinˌbækt /

noun

a small, American heron, Butorides striatus, having glossy green wings.

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Nearby words

green vitriol, green with envy, green woodpecker, green zone, green's theorem, green-backed heron, green-collar, green-eyed, green-eyed monster, green-light, green-wellie

Also called green heron, little green heron.

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