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heron vs great white heron

great white heron vs heron

heron and great white heron both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heron Yes No No No
great white heron Yes No No No
As nouns, great white heron is a hyponym of heron; that is, great white heron is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heron:
  • heron: grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
  • great white heron: large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
heron (noun) great white heron (noun)
grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
widely distributed Old World white egret
a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
Difference between heron and great white heron

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