Noun
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, / Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima).
A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.
A kind of ape.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA great egret takes off from the Greylake RSPB reserve on the Somerset Levels. Source: Internet
Apart from the turtle dove, Birdlife said that, together with the police, in recent days it also recovered two marsh harriers, a little egret and an Italian-ringed yellow-legged gull that hatched in Sicily last year. Source: Internet
Nearby Bird Caye hosts the nesting grounds of some 30 species including the cormorant, spoonbill, a variety of ducks, avocets, and the both the greater and reddish egret. Source: Internet
The long-legged, long-necked, 30-inch-tall reddish egret waded in the salty, shallow water at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in January, enjoying the cool, clear weather. Source: Internet
The snowy egret is a wading bird, hence its position on the northwest window facing the marshy side of the barrier island, where wading birds, including heron, fish in the shallows. Source: Internet
The National Geographic Society estimates that the great egret population “plunged by some 95 percent” during this period. Source: Internet