genus Egretta
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| Noun | 1. |  genus Egretta - small Old and New World herons bird genus - a genus of birds Ardeidae, family Ardeidae - herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns Egretta caerulea, little blue heron - small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere 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 |
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