plural of heroess

(obsolete) A heroine; a female hero.

A heron of the genus Ardeola.

Any of the nocturnal species of herons of the genera Nycticorax, Nyctanassa, and Gorsachius.

Quality of being heroical.

Alternative form of Herodotean

A rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter, used in epic poetry.

A large wading bird of the species Ardea herodias.

Any of the aggressive medical practices and methods used until the mid-19th century, particularly the dangerous and unproven treatments that were later replaced by scientific approaches.

A medium-sized heron, Gorsachius melanolophus, distributed in southern and eastern Asia, and breeding in India, Taiwan, China, and the Philippines.