plural herons also heron
: any of various long-necked and long-legged wading birds (family Ardeidae) with a long tapering bill, large wings, and soft plumage
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On a recent morning at the Lincoln Park Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo, the treetops teemed with innocuous nests where pointed bills gave away the resting herons inside.
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
In the English dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron, Pattinson lends the heron an unsavory croak.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Guides might even find baby alligators to point out along the way, as well as herons, egrets, turtles, and other typical Florida wildlife.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Louisiana restored a bird island, home to brown pelicans, herons and gulls.
—Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
In the English dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron, Pattinson lends the heron an unsavory croak.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Guides might even find baby alligators to point out along the way, as well as herons, egrets, turtles, and other typical Florida wildlife.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Louisiana restored a bird island, home to brown pelicans, herons and gulls.
—Mark Strassmann, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
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heron
noun
her·on
ˈher-ən 
plural herons also heron
: any of various wading birds with a long neck, long legs, a long thin bill and large wings
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