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egret

(ē′gret′, -grit; eg′rit)

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

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

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noun

Any of several usually white herons of the genera Bubulcus, Casmerodius, Egretta, and related genera, characteristically having long, showy, drooping plumes during the breeding season.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French aigrette

Origin: , from Old Provençal aigreta

Origin: , from aigron, heron

Origin: , of Germanic origin

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