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egret

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e·gret  (grt, grt)
n.
Any of several usually white herons of the genera Bubulcus, Casmerodius, Egretta, and related genera, characteristically having long, showy, drooping plumes during the breeding season.

[Middle English, from Old French aigrette, from Old Provençal aigreta, from aigron, heron, of Germanic origin.]

egret [ˈiːgrɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta, Hydranassa, etc., that are similar to herons but usually have a white plumage and, in the breeding season, long feathery plumes (see aigrette): family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes
[from Old French aigrette, from Old Provençal aigreta, from aigron heron, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German heigaro heron]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.egretegret - any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
heron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
Egretta thula, snowy egret, snowy heron - small New World egret
Egretta garzetta, little egret - Old World egret
Casmerodius albus, great white heron - widely distributed Old World white egret
American egret, Egretta albus, great white heron - a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
Bubulcus ibis, cattle egret - small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
Translations
egret [ˈiːgret] Ngarceta f
egret
n (Orn) → Reiher m; (= ornament)Reiherfeder f


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The number of beautiful fishing birds, such as egrets and cranes, and the succulent plants assuming most fantastical forms, gave to the scene an interest which it would not otherwise have possessed.
 
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