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Definition of
bittern noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bittern
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈbɪt̮ərn
/
/
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a bird of the
heron
family, that lives on wet ground and has a loud call
See
bittern
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