Egretta

Thesaurus

Noun

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Egretta - small Old and New World herons genus Egrettabird genus - a genus of birdsArdeidae, family Ardeidae - herons; egrets; night herons; bitternsEgretta caerulea, little blue heron - small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphereEgretta thula, snowy egret, snowy heron - small New World egretEgretta garzetta, little egret - Old World egretCasmerodius albus, great white heron - widely distributed Old World white egretAmerican egret, Egretta albus, great white heron - a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus