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great white heron
great white heron n 1. (Animals) a large white heron, Ardea occidentalis, of S North America 2. (Animals) a widely distributed white egret, Egretta (or Casmerodius) albus ThesaurusNoun | 1. | great white heron - a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albusAmerican egret, Egretta albusegret - any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding seasonEgretta, genus Egretta - small Old and New World herons | | 2. | great white heron - widely distributed Old World white egretCasmerodius albusegret - any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding seasonEgretta, genus Egretta - small Old and New World heronsCasmerodius, genus Casmerodius - a white egrets | | 3. | great white heron - large white heron of Florida and the Florida KeysArdea occidentalisheron - grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long billArdea, genus Ardea - type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons |
great white heron
Synonyms for great white heronnoun a common egret of the genus Egretta found in AmericaSynonyms- American egret
- Egretta albus
Related Words- egret
- Egretta
- genus Egretta
noun widely distributed Old World white egretSynonymsRelated Words- egret
- Egretta
- genus Egretta
- Casmerodius
- genus Casmerodius
noun large white heron of Florida and the Florida KeysSynonymsRelated Words |