[ee-grit, eg-rit, ee-gret, ee-gret] 
| 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. |
| 2. | aigrette. |
| e·gret (ē'grĭt, ěg'rĭt) n. Any of several usually white herons of the genera Bubulcus, Casmerodius, Egretta, and related genera, characteristically having long, showy, drooping plumes during the breeding season. [Middle English, from Old French aigrette, from Old Provençal aigreta, from aigron, heron, of Germanic origin.] |
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