egret
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.
» We have seen thousands of egrets there.
Meaning
4 sensesAny 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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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.
(obsolete)The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
Examples
6 sentencesWe have seen thousands of egrets there.
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.
The egret is catching fish.
Egrets eat fish.
Shorebirds and waders, such as sandpipers, plovers, avocets, herons and egrets, forage along wetlands and beaches of the sanctuary.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman egret, aigrette (“egret”), from Old Occitan aigretaFrom 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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