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sunbittern

Syllabification: (sun·bit·tern)
Pronunciation: /ˈsənˌbitərn/

(also sun bittern)
Definition of sunbittern

noun

  • a tropical American wading bird with a long bill, neck, and legs, having mainly grayish plumage but showing chestnut and orange on the wings when they are spread in display.
    • Eurypyga helias, the only member of the family Eurypygidae

Origin:

late 19th century: so named because of the pattern on the spread wings, which resembles a sunset

sunbittern in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sunbittern in the British & World English dictionary