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EGRETTA CAERULEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Egretta caerulea mean? 

EGRETTA CAERULEA (noun)
  The noun EGRETTA CAERULEA has 1 sense:

1. small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphereplay

  Familiarity information: EGRETTA CAERULEA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EGRETTA CAERULEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Small bluish-grey heron of the western hemisphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Egretta caerulea; little blue heron

Hypernyms ("Egretta caerulea" is a kind of...):

heron (grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill)

Holonyms ("Egretta caerulea" is a member of...):

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


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