English Explanatory Dictionary

shitepoke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The green heron, Butorides virescens.
  2. The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.
  3. The American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃaɪtpəʊk/

Word forms

shitepoke shitepokes shikepoke shypoke

Etymology

From shite (“feces”) + poke (“bag”), with reference to the birds' habit of defecating when disturbed.

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