egret (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *egret*:
NOUN	animal	egret	any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season

egret > pronunciation
Sounds	ehgraht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...

English > *egret*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season.
Narrower	American egret, great white heron, Egretta albus	A common egret of the genus Egretta found in America
	cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis	small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
	great white heron, Casmerodius albus	widely distributed Old World white egret
	little egret, Egretta garzetta	Old World egret
	snowy egret, snowy heron, Egretta thula	small New World egret
Broader	heron	Grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
Spanish	garceta, garcita, garza
Catalan	agró, martinet

HyperDic: egret