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egret

[ ee-grit, eg-rit, ee-gret, ee-gret ]

noun

  1. any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta little egret, of the Old World.


egret

/ ˈiːɡrɪt /

noun

  1. any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta, Hydranassa, etc, that are similar to herons but usually have a white plumage and, in the breeding season, long feathery plumes: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes See also aigrette
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of egret1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English egret(e), from Anglo-French egret (compare Middle French égreste aigrette ), alteration (with -on exchanged for -et -et ) of dialectal Old French aigron, from Germanic; heron
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Word History and Origins

Origin of egret1

C15: from Old French aigrette, from Old Provençal aigreta, from aigron heron, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German heigaro heron
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Example Sentences

The egret also has a longer tail than the macaque, in proportion to the length of its body.

The macaque and the egret, appeared to us so similar, that we presumed them to be of one and the same species.

Not to let them all escape, I aimed at a beautiful egret with white plumage, and to my great delight down it fell.

About the pools near our camp we saw the little white egret; the snowy heron had been common for some days.

The various species of egret and the paddy bird all assume their nuptial plumes in May.

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