English > genus Egretta: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | small Old and New World herons. |
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| Synonym | 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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