ardea

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	ardea herodius, great blue heron,
definition	:	large American heron having bluish-grey plumage (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	ardea occidentalis, great white heron,
definition	:	large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	ardeidae, family ardeidae,
definition	:	herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns (noun.animal)