单词 | reddish egret |
释义 | > as lemmasreddish egret reddish egret n. a heron, Egretta rufescens, occurring in both a dark phase (blue-grey with a reddish-brown head and neck) and a white phase, found in southern North America. ΚΠ 1785 T. Pennant Arctic Zool. II. ii. 447 Reddish Egret..Inhabits Louisiana. 1835 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. III. 411 The Reddish Egret is a constant resident on the Florida Keys. 1977 National Geographic May 684/2 Many species, such as the reddish egret..almost vanished around the turn of the century when their plumes were prized as adornments for ladies' hats. 2005 T. Wood et al. Birds of N. Amer. 54 Reddish Egrets shuffle their feet in shallow water to stir up prey. < as lemmas |
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