yellow-crowned night heron

[ yel-oh-kround ]
/ ˈyɛl oʊˌkraʊnd /

noun

See under night heron.

Origin of yellow-crowned night heron

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Words nearby yellow-crowned night heron

yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-belly, yellow-billed cuckoo, yellow-billed magpie, yellow-breasted chat, yellow-crowned night heron, yellow-dog contract, yellow-eye mullet, yellow-fever mosquito, yellow-flowered gourd, yellow-green

Definition for yellow-crowned night heron (2 of 2)

night heron

noun

any of several thick-billed, crepuscular or nocturnal herons of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, as N. nycticorax (black-crowned night heron), of the Old and New Worlds, and Nyctanassa violacea (yellow-crowned night heron), of America.

Origin of night heron

First recorded in 1775–85

British Dictionary definitions for yellow-crowned night heron

night heron

noun

any nocturnal heron of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, having short legs and neck, a heavy body, and a short heavy bill