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cattle egret
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cattle egret
n.
A small egret (Bubulus ibis) native to Africa and southern Eurasia that feeds among grazing cattle.
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Noun1.cattle egret - small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
Bubulcus ibis
egret - any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
Bubulcus, genus Bubulcus - small white egrets
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