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egret(dictionary)
snowy egret(encyclopedia)
Egret Hotel(tourism)

egret (iou)



egret noun. LME.

Any of several kinds of heron, mostly of the genus Egretta, white, and with long plumes in the breeding season. LME.
CATTLE-egret. great white egret, great egret: see GREAT adjective. snowy egret: see SNOWY adjective.
= AIGRETTE. Only in M17.
The feathery pappus of the seed of the dandelion, thistle, etc. L18.