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Noun: American bittern  u'me-ri-kun 'bi-tu(r)n
  1. Secretive marsh bird of the Americas, known for its distinctive pumping call
    "American bitterns are well-camouflaged in marsh vegetation";
    - stake driver [US], Botaurus lentiginosus

Derived forms: American bitterns

Type of: bittern

Part of: Botaurus, genus Botaurus

Encyclopedia: American bittern