01 n. The common American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus); -- so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into…
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The common American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus); -- so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud. Called also meadow hen, and Indian hen.(Zool.) Also: meadow hen, Indian hen