blue heron

noun

: either of two herons with bluish or slaty plumage
especially : great blue heron

Examples of blue heron in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The trails extend out behind the graveyard and wind through serene wetlands, full of blue herons and red-winged blackbirds. Katy Kelleher, Outside Online, 27 June 2024 In the most recent survey of the island, done by the state on March 28, researchers found five bird species there, including little blue herons, but no nests. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024 At his new home, he is hounded by an uncannily humanlike blue heron who tells him that his mother is actually alive and trapped in a mysterious tower. Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2024 As a blue heron strutted along the shore of the pond, Erdal Eyubov, the garden’s maintenance foreman, strolled up. Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for blue heron 

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Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blue heron was in 1565

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“Blue heron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20heron. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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blue heron

noun
: either of two herons with bluish plumage
especially : great blue heron
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