bittern
1. [ noun ] (zoology) relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
Related terms: heron least_bittern European_bittern American_bittern
Similar spelling:   bitternut
  bitterness
  Bitterman
  bitter_end
  Biederman
  butternut
  bettering
  battering
  betterment