English noun: egret | |||
1. | egret (animal) any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | ||
Broader (hypernym) | heron | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | American egret, Bubulcus ibis, Casmerodius albus, cattle egret, Egretta albus, Egretta garzetta, Egretta thula, great white heron, great white heron, little egret, snowy egret, snowy heron | ||