Heron,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Heron \Her"on\, n. [OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF.
     hairon, F. h['e]ron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan.
     heire, Sw. h[aum]ger, and also G. h[aum]her jay, jackdaw,
     OHG. hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D. reiger heron, G.
     reiher, AS. hr[=a]gra. Cf. {Aigret}, {Egret}.] (Zool.)
     Any wading bird of the genus {Ardea} and allied genera, of


     the family {Ardeid[ae]}. The herons have a long, sharp bill,
     and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe
     toothed. The common European heron ({Ardea cinerea}) is
     remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was
     formerly hunted with the larger falcons.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: There are several common American species; as, the
           great blue heron ({Ardea herodias}); the little blue
           ({Ardea c[oe]rulea}); the green ({Ardea virescens});
           the snowy ({Ardea candidissima}); the night heron or
           qua-bird ({Nycticorax nycticorax}). The plumed herons
           are called {egrets}.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Heron's bill} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erodium}; -- so
        called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the
        head and beak of the heron.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Heron
       n 1: Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to
            determine the area of a triangle and who described
            various mechanical devices (first century) [syn: {Hero},
             {Hero of Alexandria}]
       2: gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and
          (usually) long bill

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Heron
     (Lev. 11:19; Deut. 14:18), ranked among the unclean birds. The
     Hebrew name is _'anaphah_, and indicates that the bird so named
     is remarkable for its angry disposition. "The herons are
     wading-birds, peculiarly irritable, remarkable for their
     voracity, frequenting marshes and oozy rivers, and spread over
     the regions of the East." The Ardea russeta, or little golden
     egret, is the commonest species in Asia.
     

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Heron, MT
    Zip code(s): 59844

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Heron, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
     Population (2000):    149
     Housing Units (2000): 63
     Land area (2000):     3.392157 sq. miles (8.785645 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.392157 sq. miles (8.785645 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            35875
     Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
     Location:             48.057437 N, 115.960373 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     59844
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Heron, MT
      Heron