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Definition of egret noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

egret

noun
 
/ˈiːɡrət/
 
/ˈiːɡrət/
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  1. a bird of the heron family, with long legs and long white tail feathersTopics Birdsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French aigrette, from Provençal aigreta, from the Germanic base of heron.
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