Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "bittern" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

American bittern Australasian bittern Eurasian bittern New Zealand bittern Von Schrenck's bittern black bittern cinnamon bittern common bittern dwarf bittern forest bittern least bittern little bittern pinnated bittern stripe-backed bittern sun bittern sun-bittern sunbittern yellow bittern

Etymologically Related To

bitter ing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

heron

Type Of (IsA)

heron

Related Terms

Animals bumble egret marsh wader

Related Terms

adulterate ardeidae beer bird bitter botaurinae brewer brine bumble cocculus indicus compound fraudulent halite heron quassia salt

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.