heron

(eg. vexed, hindu, sonnet )

heron /ˈhɛ rən/ ?

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(n) Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
(n) grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill

Here is a snowy white heron flitting along a river of sea grass in the Everglades, the mangrove and palmetto serene as a Sunday morning.
In his cartoonland, basketball centers are lean and heron-legged, fullbacks loom half a mile high, thoroughbreds trade wisecracks with their jockeys on the drive to the wire.
Science classifies Balaeniceps rex as a heron, although it is very like a stork.

"Now our own personnel, our air force is using the Heron systems that we bought," Basbug said. "They got the training, it is over. We are capable. We have started using them."
on Jun 23, 2010 By: Ilker Basbug Source: UPI.com
Speaking at the ceremony, Heron chief executive Gerald Ronson said: "Today we begin the countdown to completion that is less than 50 weeks away. Whether this is by luck or judgment, I believe that Heron Tower has come to market at the right time."
on Apr 12, 2010 By: Gerald Ronson Source: Property Week News