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bitterns definition and meaning

n. A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species.
a. The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of magnesium which it contains.
a. A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.

Crossword clues for bitterns

- A wading bird
- Bird of the heron family
- Wading bird
- Types of herons


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