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egret

egret · egrets

цапля, белая цапля

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Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many…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.

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UK/ˈiːɡɹɪt/US/ˈiɡɹɪt/

» We have seen thousands of egrets there.

Значення

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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.
Reiher
бе́лая ца́пляbélaja cáplja, ца́пляcáplja
any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament.
The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle.
(застаріле)The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

Приклади

речень: 6

We have seen thousands of egrets there.
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The playful elephant calf chased egrets through the lush grass of the savannah.
ruИгривый слоненок гонял белых цапель по буйным травам саванны.
deDas verspielte Elefantenkalb jagte Reiher durch das saftige Gras der Savanne.
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The egret is catching fish.
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Egrets eat fish.
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Shorebirds and waders, such as sandpipers, plovers, avocets, herons and egrets, forage along wetlands and beaches of the sanctuary.
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Русский

За значеннями 1

Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea:

Deutsch

За значеннями 1

Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea:

Походження

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman egret, aigrette (“egret”), from Old Occitan aigreta

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman egret, aigrette (“egret”), from Old Occitan aigreta, diminutive of aigron (“heron”), from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish *haigro (“heron”). Cognate with Old High German heigaro (“heron”), Old English hrāgra (“heron”). Doublet of aigrette. More at heron.

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