Botaurus lentiginosus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Botaurus lentiginosus
    n 1: a kind of bittern [syn: {American bittern}, {stake driver},
         {Botaurus lentiginosus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Stake-driver \Stake"-driv`er\ (-dr[imac]v`[~e]r), n. (Zool.)
   The common American bittern ({Botaurus lentiginosus}); -- so
   called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in
   driving a stake into the mud. Called also {meadow hen}, and
   {Indian hen}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F.
   butor; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
   A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons,
   of various species.
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   Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus stellaris}. It
         makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by
         Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American
         bittern is {Botaurus lentiginosus}, and is also called
         {stake-driver} and {meadow hen}. See {Stake-driver}.
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   Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the
         {least bittern} ({Ardetta exilis}), and the {sun
         bittern}.
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