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Definition of Genus Egretta
1. Noun. Small Old and New World herons.
Exact synonyms: Egretta
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Ardeidae, Family Ardeidae
Member holonyms: Egretta Caerulea, Little Blue Heron, Egretta Thula, Snowy Egret, Snowy Heron, Egretta Garzetta, Little Egret, Casmerodius Albus, Great White Heron, American Egret, Egretta Albus, Great White Heron
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Ardeidae, Family Ardeidae
Member holonyms: Egretta Caerulea, Little Blue Heron, Egretta Thula, Snowy Egret, Snowy Heron, Egretta Garzetta, Little Egret, Casmerodius Albus, Great White Heron, American Egret, Egretta Albus, Great White Heron
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Egretta
Literary usage of Genus Egretta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Cory's Least Bittern. A bare possibility in southwestern Maine, though perhaps
rather too vaguely apprehended. Genus EGRETTA Forster. 197. ..."
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