noun
type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons
• Syn: ↑Ardea
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ardeidae, ↑family Ardeidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑great blue heron, ↑Ardea herodius, ↑great white heron, ↑Ardea occidentalis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.