blue heron

noun

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

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Already, blue heron, least bells vireo, egrets and the California gnatcatcher have come back to the sections where previous work has been done. Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2025 Long-legged wading birds, including white ibis, great egret, snowy egret and little blue heron have tripled their populations in the floodplain. Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2025 Summer visitors, on the other hand, can encounter a truly diverse array of species, with potential sightings spanning from the little blue heron to the ruddy turnstone. Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025 While many artists in the Gullah Geechee tradition specialize in the painting of silhouettes, faces are central to Farris’s imagery, as are emblems of life in the Lowcountry, such as palmetto trees, blue herons, and sweetgrass. Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue heron

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 9 Sep. 2025.

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blue heron

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