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Bittern
/bˈɪtən/
/bˈɪtɚn/
Bittern
[NOUN]1
a wading bird with mottled brown plumage, known for its booming call, and its ability to blend into marshland habitats
What is a "bittern"?
A bittern is a wading bird of the heron family and is known for its elusive nature and unique adaptations. With its mottled brown plumage and camouflaging patterns, it blends seamlessly into its marshland habitat. The bittern possesses a long neck and a sharp bill, which it uses to catch fish, frogs, and other small prey. What sets the bittern apart is its remarkable ability to emit a booming call, resonating across wetlands during the breeding season. This deep and distinctive sound, reminiscent of a foghorn, is produced by inflating its throat pouch and amplifying its presence.
Examples
1. The term bittern is from that.
2. Like the Australasian bittern bird who is commonly called the bunyip bird for its nocturnal nature and booming call.
3. That's why some people originally called that coagulation a bittern.
4. right there goes unlike that now this is the moment where you lock the tenon into the mortise those cuts were to allow for these wedges no tapped the wedges in pulling it in the more you squint the bittern looks salad salad there we have it a bit of an improvement compared to the one that I didn't eat a brew I'll pop that up there but still a long way to go
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