egret
noun/ˈiːɡrət/
/ˈiːɡrət/
- a bird of the heron family, with long legs and long white tail feathersTopics Birdsc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French aigrette, from Provençal aigreta, from the Germanic base of heron.
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