Definitions
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- noun A
species ofbird , the sole member of the familyEurypygidae , found in thetropical regions of theAmericas .
Etymologies
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From sun + bittern
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Examples
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He knows a forest falcon from a caracara, a hoatzin from a sunbittern, and one species of antshrike from another.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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He knows a forest falcon from a caracara, a hoatzin from a sunbittern, and one species of antshrike from another.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
bilby commented on the word sunbittern
... but frostbittern in winter.
September 5, 2009