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Meaning
Noun
●
In Herons:
Several
bird
species
in the Botaurinae
subfamily
of the
heron
family Ardeidae.
●
The
liquor
remaining
after
halite
(
common salt
) has been
harvested
from
saline
water (brine).
●
The
saline
substance
added
to
soy milk
to
coagulate
it as a
primary
step in
the production of tofu.
●
A very
bitter
compound
of
quassia
,
cocculus indicus
, etc; used by
fraudulent
brewers
in
adulterating
beer.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
bittern
English
butor
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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Bird
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Ptarmigan
Sandpiper
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Fox Squirrel
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Turkey Vulture
Harpy Eagle
Pileated Woodpecker
Hawk Moth
Mourning Dove
Red Squirrel
Barn Owl
Great Blue Heron
Great Horned Owl
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