A kind of egret.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ardeidae (herons and bitterns) > member of genus Egretta (miscellaneous) (13) gaulina1705 A kind of egret. aigrette1772 A white egret, esp. one of the genus Egretta. Now rare. blue heron1777 Any of several herons with grey or bluish-grey plumage. New Zealand. The darker, slate-grey form of the eastern reef heron, Egretta sacra; = matuku… paddy1777 colloquial. = paddy bird, n. Also: the feathers of such a bird (used decoratively). Obsolete. rare. matuku1843 A slate-grey form of the eastern reef egret Egretta sacra (Ardea sacra), found on the coasts of Australasia and South-East Asia. Also called reef… paddy bird1843 In South Asia: an egret, a heron. switching necka1869 That switches; striking as or as with a switch. Subcategories:— egretta alba (great egret) (4) — egretta garzetta (egret) (2) |
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