egret
/ˈiːɡrɪt
/ /ˈɛːɡrɪt/noun
A heron with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season.
- Genus Egretta (and Bubulcus), family Ardeidae: several species.
- The result is the area has become a wildlife sanctuary with otters returning, and residents including white egrets, herons, kestrels and dozens of wild flowers.
- Despite the setting, we didn't see any waterfowl or shorebirds - no herons or egrets, no ducks or geese.
Origin
Middle English: from Old French aigrette, from Provençal aigreta, from the Germanic base of heron.
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