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egret definition

egret (ē′gret′, -grit; eg′rit)

noun pl. egrets -·grets′ or egret -·gret

  1. any of several herons (esp. genus Egretta), usually with long, white plumes
  2. aigrette (sense )

Etymology: ME < OFr aigrette, kind of heron, tuft of feathers < Prov aigreta < aigron < Frank *heigro: see heron

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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