AMERICAN EGRET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does American egret mean? 

• AMERICAN EGRET (noun)
  The noun AMERICAN EGRET has 1 sense:

1. a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus

  Familiarity information: AMERICAN EGRET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMERICAN EGRET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American egret; Egretta albus; great white heron

Hypernyms ("American egret" is a kind of...):

egret (any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season)

Holonyms ("American egret" is a member of...):

Egretta; genus Egretta (small Old and New World herons)