Ardea

ardea Translingual thumb|Ardea cinerea species (grey heron) thumb|Ardea alba species (great white heron) Etymology mul la ardea heron. Proper noun f 1 genus family Ardeidae great heron s and certain other herons and egrets Hypernyms genus ; Ardeinae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Ardea cinerea species (grey heron) type species; Ardea alba species (great egret, great white heron, white egret), Ardea cocoi species (cocoi heron), Ardea goliath species (Goliath heron, giant heron), Ardea herodias species (great blue heron), Ardea humbloti species (Humboldt's heron), Ardea insignis species (white-bellied heron), Ardea intermedia species (intermediate egret), Ardea melanocephala species (black-headed heron), Ardea pacifica species (white-necked heron), Ardea picata species, Ardea purpurea species (purple heron), Ardea sumatrana species (great-billed heron) selected other species Derived terms Ardeola genus Ardeotis genus References Ardea (genus) Ardea (genus) 1 1 mul Birds Latin Etymology la Pronunciation Ardea Proper noun Ardea<1.loc> a very ancient city of Latium, capital of the Rutuli Declension Ardea<1.loc> Derived terms la Ardeās la Ardeātīnus References la Cities Italy