bittern

ˈbɪtərn

Definition

Definition of bittern - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

bird

Rare

wading bird with a booming call

Rare

The bittern's call echoed across the marsh.

crane

egret

heron

tofu production

TECH.

saline substance used to coagulate soy milk

TECH.

Bittern is essential in making traditional tofu.

coagulant

magnesium chloride

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Images of bittern

wading bird with a booming call
saline substance used to coagulate soy milk

Expressions with bittern

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little bittern

small heron with brown and buff plumage

The little bittern hid among the reeds at the water's edge..

great bittern

large heron with streaked brown feathers and a booming call

The great bittern hides in reeds and makes a loud booming call.

least bittern

small heron found in the Americas

The least bittern is rarely seen in the wild.

sun bittern

bird from tropical Americas with greyish plumage and colorful wings

The sun bittern spread its colorful wings by the river.

Origin of bittern

Old English, biter (bitter) + ern (house)

Terms with bittern included in their meaning

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bumble

bird

the Eurasian bittern bird

Examples of bittern in a sentence

Birdwatchers are excited to see the elusive bittern.
Bittern helps in the tofu's texture formation.
The chef added bittern to the soy milk.

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French:butor, nigari, ...
German:Rohrdommel, Nigari, ...
Italian:tarabuso, nigari, ...
Spanish:avetoro, nigari, ...
Portuguese:butor, nigari, ...
Chinese:麻鳽, 卤水, ...
Japanese:サンカノゴイ, にがり, ...
Arabic:بُطْرِيقَة, ماء المَرارَة, ...
Hebrew:בִּיטְרֶן, נִיגָרִי, ...
Russian:выпь, нигари, ...
Ukrainian:вівсянка, нігари, ...
Hindi:बिटरन, खारी पदार्थ, ...
Bengali:জলচর পাখি, লবণাক্ত পদার্থ, ...
Catalan:bitó, nigari, ...
Czech:bukač, nigari, ...
Danish:rørdrum, koaguleringsmiddel, ...
Dutch:roerdomp, bittern, ...
Greek:ερωδιός, μπίτερν, ...
Hungarian:bölömbika, nigari, ...
Khmer:បក្សីប៊ីតធើន, ទឹកប្រៃសល់ពីការផលិតអំបិលសម្រាប់ធ្វើឲ្យទឹកសណ្តែកកក, ...
Korean:도요새, 간수, ...
Persian:بوتیمار, بیتِرن, ...
Polish:bąk, nigari, ...
Portuguese (BR):garça-boieira, nigari, ...
Romanian:buhai de baltă, saramură, ...
Swedish:rördrom, bittern, ...
Thai:นกยาง, น้ำเค็ม, ...
Turkish:balaban kuşu, pıhtılaştırıcı madde, ...
Vietnamese:chim vạc, nước mặn, ...

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