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noun

Egret n.

(Zoöl.) 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 great egret (Ardea alba); the little egret (Ardea garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (Ardea candidissima). "A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage."

A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.

(Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.

(Zoöl.) A kind of ape.

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Etymology of 'Egret'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Egret" Quotes from Famous Books

... Egret, n. an English bird-name. The following species are present in Australia, some being European and others ...

— A Dictionary of Austral English • Edward Morris

... tell the mileage of excellent roads, record the date of establishment, and the number of species of palms and orchids. But it will have nothing to say of the marvels of the slow decay of a Victoria Regia leaf, or of the spiral descent of a white egret, or of the feelings which Roosevelt and I shared one evening, when four manatees rose beneath us. It was from a little curved Japanese bridge, and the next morning we were to start up-country to my jungle laboratory. There was not a ripple on the water, but here I chose to stand still and ...

— Edge of the Jungle • William Beebe

Words linked to "Egret" : snowy egret, little egret, great white heron, Egretta thula, Egretta garzetta, Egretta albus, heron, snowy heron, American egret