柯林斯詞典bittern /?b?t?n/ 1. N any wading bird of the genera Ixobrychus and Botaurus, related and similar to the herons but with shorter legs and neck, a stouter body, and a booming call: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes 麻鴉bittern /?b?t?n/ N 1. N the bitter liquid remaining after common salt has been crystallized out of sea water: a source of magnesium, bromine, and iodine compounds 鹽鹵 返回 bittern劍橋詞典a type of European water bird that has long legs and is related to the heron 麻鴉 返回 bittern