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Definition of Ardetta exilis

Ardetta exilis
Bittern Bit"tern, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species. 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 B. lentiginosus, and is also called stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver. Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the least bittern (Ardetta exilis), and the sun bittern.

Meaning of Ardetta exilis from wikipedia

- bittern. The specific epithet exilis is Latin meaning "little" or "slender". Six subspecies are recognised: B. e. exilis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) – Breeding:...
- type locality for species †Eoceornis – type locality for genus †Eoceornis ardetta – type locality for species †Eoconodon †Eoconodon cop**** †Eocrex – type...