American egret

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• American egret — noun a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus • Syn: ↑great white heron, ↑Egretta albus • Hypernyms: ↑egret • Member Holonyms: ↑Egretta, ↑genus Egretta …   Useful english dictionary

• Egret — E gret, n. [See {Aigret}, {Heron}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret ({Ardea egretta} syn. {Herodias egretta}); the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• egret — /ee grit, eg rit, ee gret , ee gret/, n. 1. any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret), of the Old World. 2. aigrette. [1400 50; late ME egret(e) < AF egret… …   Universalium

• snowy egret — noun Date: 1859 a white American egret (Egretta thula) having a slender black bill, black legs, and yellow feet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• Ardea alba — Egret E gret, n. [See {Aigret}, {Heron}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret ({Ardea egretta} syn. {Herodias egretta});… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English