# shitepoke

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃaɪtpəʊk/

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shitepoke