purple heron

noun

an Old World heron, Ardea purpurea, having maroon, buff, and black plumage.

Origin of purple heron

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby purple heron

purple foxglove, purple gallinule, purple grackle, purple granadilla, purple heart, purple heron, purple loosestrife, purple martin, purple medic, purple mombin, purple of cassius