bittern

Betekenis (Engels)

Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

Sinonieme

egret

brine

spoonbill

great bittern

Eurasian Bittern

European bittern

eurasian bittern

brown

Vertalings

butor

Rohrdommel

roerdomp

tarabuso

avetoro

Botaurus stellaris

butor étoilé

abetouro

Botaurus

bitó

balabankuşu

Bayağı balaban

البيترن

acı bira şerbeti

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈbɪtən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: bitour

In summary

From Middle English bitour, botor, from Old French butor, from Gallo-Roman *butitaurus, a blend of Latin būtiō (“bittern”) and taurus (“bull, ox”).