Heron

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɛɹən/
• Rhymes: -ɛɹən

Origin

From Middle English heroun, heiron, from Anglo-Norman heiron, from Old Dutch heigero (compare Middle Dutch heiger), from Proto-Germanic *haigrô (compare Swedish häger), dissimilation of *hraigrô (compare Old English hrāgra, Dutch reiger, German Reiher), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreik-, *(s)kreig- ("to screech, creak") (compare Welsh crëyr ("heron"), Ancient Greek κρίζω (krízō, "to creak, screech").

Full definition of heron

Noun

1. A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

Coordinate terms

• (a wading bird) egret, bittern, crane, heronsew, stork

Anagrams

• honer, rhone, Rhone, Rhône