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Ardea herodias Crane Crane, n.
1. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end,
used for supporting a suspended weight.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The American blue heron (Ardea herodias).
[Local, U. S.]
Ardea or Herodias egretta Egret E"gret, n. [See Aigret, Heron.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) The name of several species of herons which
bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among
the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, or
Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the
little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American
snowy egret (A. candidissima).
A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage. --G. W.
Cable.
2. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress,
or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
3. (Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or
achenes, as the down of the thistle.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A kind of ape.
Herodian Herodian He*ro"di*an, n. (Jewish Hist.)
One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod
of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ.
