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Definition of Botaurus stellaris
1. Noun. A kind of bittern.
Generic synonyms: Bittern
Group relationships: Botaurus, Genus Botaurus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Botaurus Stellaris
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. ..."