snowy heron

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Noun

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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snowy heron

Related to snowy heron: Egretta thula

noun

Synonyms for snowy heron

noun small New World egret

Synonyms

Egretta thula
snowy egret

Related Words

egret
Egretta
genus Egretta

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