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Noun: bittern  bi-tu(r)n [N. Amer], bi-t(u)n [Brit]
  1. Relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes

Sounds like: bitten

Derived forms: bitterns

Type of: heron

Encyclopedia: Bittern, Victoria