Definition of Egretta

1. Noun. Small Old and New World herons.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Egretta

Eeyorish
Effie
Efrem Zimbalist
Eftychia
Egadi Islands
Egaleo
Egbert
Egean
Egeria
Egeria densa
Egger's line
Eggleston method
Egipte
Eglis' glands
Egretta (current term)
Egretta albus
Egretta caerulea
Egretta garzetta
Egretta thula
Egypt
Egyptian
Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian Empire
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Egyptian Mau
Egyptian Maus
Egyptian bean
Egyptian capital
Egyptian cat

Literary usage of Egretta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Birds of Great Britain and Ireland: Parts 1-4 by William Jardine (1866)
"Egretta garzetta. PLATE IV. Ardea garzetta, Linn Heron garzette, Temm.—The Little Egret or Egret Heron, Selby and Yarrell. THE close alliance of the Egrets, ..."

2. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"Type, by subs. desig., Ardea egretta GMELIN (Gray, 1855. ... Egretta candidissima (GMELIN). RANGE.— South America and North America north nearly to northern ..."

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