green heron

noun

green-backed heron.

Origin of green heron

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby green heron

green footprint, green gentian, green gland, green glass, green goddess, green heron, green june beetle, green keeper, green lead ore, green leek, green light

British Dictionary definitions for green heron

green heron

noun

a small heron, Butorides virescens, of subtropical North America, with dark greenish wings and back