OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6931

egret

/ˈiːɡɹɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
garceta • garza
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.
Egrets picked their way through the grass, attentive and showy as fussy girlfriends at the cows' sides.
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