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Definition of Egrets
1. egret [n] - See also: egret
Lexicographical Neighbors of Egrets
Literary usage of Egrets
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"Notable Increase of egrets in Chatham County, Georgia.—It is with much gratification
that I am enabled to report a marked increase in the numbers of egrets ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"(l) The egrets are Herons whose feathers, on the lower part of the back, ...
(2) We have also thought it proper to approximate to the egrets the Ard. comata ..."
3. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"... egrets AND HERONS IN SANCTUARY ON MARSH ISLAND slaughter-ground for wild game,
either birds or mammals, may become detrimental to the interests of the ..."
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