English > Egretta: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | small Old and New World herons. |
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Synonym | genus Egretta |
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Member of | Ardeidae, family Ardeidae | herons |
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Members | American egret, great white heron, Egretta albus | A common egret of the genus Egretta found in America |
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great white heron, Casmerodius albus | widely distributed Old World white egret |
little blue heron, Egretta caerulea | small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere |
little egret, Egretta garzetta | Old World egret |
snowy egret, snowy heron, Egretta thula | small New World egret |
Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
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Spanish | egretta, genus egretta |
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Catalan | egretta, genus egretta |
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