| 1. | a large white heron, Ardea occidentalis, of Florida and the Florida Keys. |
| 2. | a large white egret, Casmerodius albus, of southeastern Europe, tropical Africa, Asia, New Zealand, and America. |
| great white heron | |
noun | |
| 1. | a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus [syn: American egret] |
| 2. | widely distributed Old World white egret |
| 3. | large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys |