Definitions

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  • noun A species of bird, the sole member of the family Eurypygidae, found in the tropical regions of the Americas.

Etymologies

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From sun + bittern

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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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  • ... but frostbittern in winter.

    September 5, 2009