bittern

🇺🇸 /ˈbɪtərn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈbɪtən/
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A type of large, brown, wading bird with a distinctive, loud call.

The sudden call of the bittern startled the visitors at the marsh.

translation

n. A type of large, brown, wading bird with a distinctive, loud call.

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Plural bitterns