Definition of Botaurus stellaris

1. Noun. A kind of bittern.

Exact synonyms: European Bittern
Generic synonyms: Bittern
Group relationships: Botaurus, Genus Botaurus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Botaurus Stellaris

Boswellian
Boswellism
Boswellisms
Boswells
Bosworth Field
Botallo's duct
Botallo's foramen
Botallo's ligament
Botany Bay
Botany Bay dozen
Botany Bay dozens
Botany Bay fever
Botany Bay fig
Botaurus
Botaurus lentiginosus
Botaurus stellaris (current term)
Boteler
Botham
Bothidae
Bothnian Bay
Bothnian Sea
Bothriocephalus
Bothriocephalus cordatus
Bothriocephalus latus
Bothriocephalus mansoni
Bothriocephalus mansonoides
Bothrops antitoxin
Bothrops atrops
Botocudo
Botocudos

Literary usage of Botaurus stellaris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Birds by Eugene William Oates, William Thomas Blanford (1889)
"Tail- feathers 10. Sexes alike. Five species of Bitterns are widely distributed ; one is a winter visitor to India and Burma. 1574. Botaurus stellaris. ..."

2. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"Botaurus stellaris, Si,/,/,. PLATE VIII. Botaurus stellaris, Steph. Shaw's ZooL v. 11. ,'.<>:'.. PL 45. Botaurus, Briss. Orn. &. ..."

3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1841)
"Both the Ardea purpurea and the Botaurus stellaris are exceedingly pugnacious in their habits, and will not allow any other bird to approach them. ..."

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