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Casmerodius albus
(redirected from Great Egret)

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Noun1.Casmerodius albus - widely distributed Old World white egretCasmerodius albus - widely distributed Old World white egret
great white heron
egret - any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
Egretta, genus Egretta - small Old and New World herons
Casmerodius, genus Casmerodius - a white egrets
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Larger than any other heron except the Great Blue, the Great Egret is making a strong recovery from historic times when it was killed for its beautiful white plumes.
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