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English
Etymology
From shite + poke, with reference to the birds' habit of defecating when disturbed.
Pronunciation
Noun
shitepoke (plural shitepokes)
- The green heron, Butorides virescens.
- The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.
- The American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus.