e·gret  ( ēgr ĭt, ĕg r ĭt)
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n. Any of several usually white herons of the genera Ardea, Bubulcus, and Egretta, characteristically having long, showy plumes during the breeding season.
[Middle English, from Old French aigrette, from Old Provençal aigreta, from aigron, heron, of Germanic origin.]  (click for a larger image) egretcattle egret, Bubulcus ibis, in breeding plumage |
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