heron

1. Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) (synset 111065101)
   is an instance of:

   • artificer, discoverer, inventor - someone who is the first to think of or make something
   • mathematician - a person skilled in mathematics
   same as: hero, hero of alexandria
2. Grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill (synset 102010695)
   is a type of: wader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
   subtypes:

   • ardea herodius, great blue heron - large American heron having bluish-grey plumage
   • ardea occidentalis, great white heron - large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
   • egret - any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
   • egretta caerulea, little blue heron - small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere
   • night heron, night raven - nocturnal or crepuscular herons
   • boat-billed heron, boatbill, broadbill, cochlearius cochlearius - tropical American heron related to night herons
   • bittern - relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
   belongs to: ardeidae, family ardeidae - herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns

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