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snowy heron
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  snowy heron - small New World egret Egretta thula, snowy egretegret - any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding seasonEgretta, genus Egretta - small Old and New World herons |
snowy heron
snowy heron: see egretegret
, common name for several species of herons of the Old and New Worlds, belonging to the family Ardeidae. Before they were protected by law the birds were nearly exterminated by hunters seeking their beautiful, white, silky plumage called aigrettes, used in millinery.
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Related to snowy heron: Egretta thulaSynonyms for snowy heronnoun small New World egretSynonymsRelated Words- egret
- Egretta
- genus Egretta
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