LITTLE BLUE HERON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does little blue heron mean? 

• LITTLE BLUE HERON (noun)
  The noun LITTLE BLUE HERON has 1 sense:

1. small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere

  Familiarity information: LITTLE BLUE HERON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LITTLE BLUE HERON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Egretta caerulea; little blue heron

Hypernyms ("little blue heron" is a kind of...):

heron (grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill)

Holonyms ("little blue heron" is a member of...):

Egretta; genus Egretta (small Old and New World herons)