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Webster 1913 Edition


Herodiones


He-roˊdi-o′nes

(hē̍-rōˊdĭ-ō′nēz)
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Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἐρωδιόσ
a heron.]
(Zool.)
A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and allied forms. Called also
Herodii
.
He-roˊdi-o′nine
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Adj.