Definition of Egret
E´gret
n.
1.
(Zool.)
The
name
of
several
species
of
herons
which
bear
plumes
on
the
back
.
They
are
generally
white
.
Among
the
best
known
species
are
the
American
egret
(
Ardea
egretta
syn
.
Herodias
egretta
);
the
great
egret
(
Ardea
alba
);
the
little
egret
(
Ardea
garzetta
),
of
Europe
;
and
the
American
snowy
egret
(
Ardea
candidissima
).
A
bunch
of
egrets
killed
for
their
plumage
.
- G. W. Cable.
2.
A
plume
or
tuft
of
feathers
worn
as
a
part
of
a
headdress
,
or
anything
imitating
such
an
ornament
;
an
aigrette
.
3.
(Bot.)
The
flying
feathery
or
hairy
crown
of
seeds
or
achenes
,
as
the
down
of
the
thistle
.
4.
(Zool.)
A
kind
of
ape
.
Related Words
American
egret
,
Bubulcus
ibis
,
Casmerodius
albus
,
cattle
egret
,
Egretta
albus
,
Egretta
garzetta
,
Egretta
thula
,
great
white
heron
,
heron
,
little
egret
,
snowy
egret
,
snowy
heron
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