[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

heron \her"on\, n. oe. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, of.
   hairon, f. h'eron, ohg. heigir; cf. icel. hegri, dan.
   heire, sw. haumger, and also g. haumher jay, jackdaw,
   ohg. hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, d. reiger heron, g.
   reiher, as. hr=agra. cf. aigret, egret. zool.
   any wading bird of the genus ardea and allied genera, of
   the family ardeidae. the herons have a long, sharp bill,
   and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe
   toothed. the common european heron ardea cinerea is
   remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was
   formerly hunted with the larger falcons.
   1913 webster

   note: there are several common american species; as, the
         great blue heron ardea herodias; the little blue
         ardea coerulea; the green ardea virescens;
         the snowy ardea candidissima; the night heron or
         qua-bird nycticorax nycticorax. the plumed herons
         are called egrets.
         1913 webster

   heron's bill bot., a plant of the genus erodium; -- so
      called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the
      head and beak of the heron.
      1913 webster
see also:
aigret egret ardea ardeidae ardea cinerea ardea herodias 
ardea coerulea ardea virescens ardea candidissima nycticorax nycticorax egrets 
heron's bill erodium 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

heron
     n 1: greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to
          determine the area of a triangle and who described
          various mechanical devices first century syn: hero,
           hero of alexandria
     2: gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and
        usually long bill
see also:
hero hero of alexandria 

[3] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

heron
   lev. 11:19; deut. 14:18, ranked among the unclean birds. the
   hebrew name is _'anaphah_, and indicates that the bird so named
   is remarkable for its angry disposition. "the herons are
   wading-birds, peculiarly irritable, remarkable for their
   voracity, frequenting marshes and oozy rivers, and spread over
   the regions of the east." the ardea russeta, or little golden
   egret, is the commonest species in asia.
   

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

heron, mt
  zip codes: 59844

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

heron, mt -- u.s. census designated place in montana
   population 2000:    149
   housing units 2000: 63
   land area 2000:     3.392157 sq. miles 8.785645 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    3.392157 sq. miles 8.785645 sq. km
   fips code:            35875
   located within:       montana mt, fips 30
   location:             48.057437 n, 115.960373 w
   zip codes 1990:     59844
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    heron, mt
    heron

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