Associations to the word «Botaurus»

Wiktionary

BOTAURUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae   — larger bitterns.
BOTAURUS LENTIGINOSUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae   — the American bittern.
BOTAURUS PINNATUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae   — the pinnated bittern.
BOTAURUS POICILOPTILUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae   — the Australasian bittern.
BOTAURUS STELLARIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae   — the Eurasian bittern.

Dictionary definition

BOTAURUS, noun. Bitterns.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats