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Definition of Reef heron

Reef heron
Reef Reef (r?f), n. [Akin to D. rif, G. riff, Icel. rif, Dan. rev; cf. Icel. rifa rift, rent, fissure, rifa to rive, bear. Cf. Rift, Rive.] 1. A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water. See Coral reefs, under Coral. 2. (Mining.) A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable ore. Reef builder (Zo["o]l.), any stony coral which contributes material to the formation of coral reefs. Reef heron (Zo["o]l.), any heron of the genus Demigretta; as, the blue reef heron (D. jugularis) of Australia.

Meaning of Reef heron from wikipedia

- The western reef heron (Egretta gularis), also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia...
- The Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra), also known as the eastern reef heron or eastern reef egret, is a species of heron found throughout southern Asia...
- Reef heron could refer to: Western reef heron (Egretta gularis) Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra) This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated with...
- Heron Island is a coral cay located near the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern Great Barrier Reef. It is 87 kilometres (54 miles) north-east of Gladstone...
- rule. Many species also have different colour morphs. In the Pacific reef heron, both dark and light colour morphs exist, and the percentage of each morph...
- egret, Egretta eulophotes Eastern reef egret or Pacific reef heron, Egretta sacra Western reef egret or Western reef heron, Egretta gularis Eastern cattle...
- International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 74 species of herons, egrets, and bitterns in the family Ardeidae. They are distributed among...
- more than 100 species of birds in the area such as the striated heron, Pacific reef heron, little egret and others. List of islands of Thailand List of...
- African spoonbill, Caspian tern, desert wheatear, striated heron and the western reef heron. The beds of sea gr**** are important sources of food for the...
- Pacific loon Pacific parakeet Pacific parrotlet Pacific pygmy owl Pacific reef heron Pacific robin Pacific screech owl Pacific swallow Pacific swift Pacific...