a large fish-eating wading bird with long legs, a long S-shaped neck, and a long pointed bill 鹭
Family Ardeidae (the heron family): several genera and numerous species, e.g. the Old World grey heron (Ardea cinerea). The heron family also includes the bitterns and egrets 鹭科:数属,众多种,例如旧大陆的苍鹭(拉丁名Ardea cinerea)。鹭科也包括(升鸟)和白鹭
语源
Middle English: from Old French, of Germanic origin