bittern
1bit·tern
noun \ˈbi-tərn\Definition of BITTERN
: any of various small or medium-sized usually secretive herons (especially genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus)
Origin of BITTERN
Middle English bitoure, from Anglo-French butor, from Vulgar Latin *butitaurus, from Latin buteo hawk + taurus bull
First Known Use: 1515
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