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egret Definition

egret (ēgret′, -grit; egrit)

noun pl. -·grets′ or -·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

egret Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: After lunch some of the group went swimming whilst others walked the grounds seeing only Cattle Egrets and Cuban Crows.
  • include: May records included a Little Egret seen on the 10th and two Egyptian Geese were seen on the 27th.
  • have: We also now have resident little egrets, these birds were unusual summer visitors from southern Europe until recent years.
  • feed: Here a cattle egret fed at a corpse, catching hatching flies.
  • roost: In the evening we again had dinner at the restaurant accompanied by roosting Cattle Egrets.
  • fish: Five Little Egrets fished in the flooded Widewater Lagoon ( 1.59 meters ).

Preposition: in

field: On the way we saw a flock of six Cattle Egrets in a field.

Adjective modifier

  • little: There were 16 Little Egrets at the Eastern end of the lake, plus 2 Great White Egrets.
  • white: Great white Egrets walking in a street at Magic Kingdom with 200 people walking past just a few feet away from them.
  • Chinese: The mud flats held a few Chinese Egrets, some close by.
  • great: Great white Egrets walking in a street at Magic Kingdom with 200 people walking past just a few feet away from them.
  • several: Whilst some people toured the world-famous Abbey Gardens, the rest were treated to a Ring-necked Duck, a Spoonbill and several Little Egrets.
  • few: A few Cattle Egrets were seen flying off to their feeding grounds.

Modifies a noun

  • forage: Gift shop offers medieval city of egrets forage at live in the.
  • feather: The crown of rifle green cloth with figured ornament of special pattern Plume Black egret feathers with scarlet vulture feathers below.
  • colony: The Night Heron and Cattle Egret colony here is also worthy of a mention.

Noun used with modifier

  • Cattle: There were three distant Cattle Egrets across the estuary, two in full breeding plumage.
  • cattle: Here a cattle egret fed at a corpse, catching hatching flies.
  • breeding: The nearest breeding Cattle Egrets are in the Baie de Somme.

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