genus Egretta

genus Egretta
noun
small Old and New World herons
Syn: ↑Egretta
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Ardeidae, ↑family Ardeidae
Member Meronyms:

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  • Egretta albus — noun a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus • Syn: ↑American egret, ↑great white heron • Hypernyms: ↑egret • Member Holonyms: ↑Egretta, ↑genus Egretta …   Useful english dictionary

  • Egretta caerulea — noun small bluish grey heron of the western hemisphere • Syn: ↑little blue heron • Hypernyms: ↑heron • Member Holonyms: ↑Egretta, ↑genus Egretta …   Useful english dictionary

  • Egretta garzetta — noun Old World egret • Syn: ↑little egret • Hypernyms: ↑egret • Member Holonyms: ↑Egretta, ↑genus Egretta …   Useful english dictionary

  • Egretta thula — noun small New World egret • Syn: ↑snowy egret, ↑snowy heron • Hypernyms: ↑egret • Member Holonyms: ↑Egretta, ↑genus Egretta …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Ardea (genus) — Megalornis redirects here. This name was also (invalidly) given to the pseudotooth bird genus Dasornis by Harry Govier Seeley and proposed (but not adopted) for the moa genus Dinornis by Richard Owen. Ardea Pied Heron …   Wikipedia

  • White-faced Heron — The White faced Heron in breeding plumage, in a characteristic resting pose. Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • great white heron — noun 1. a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus • Syn: ↑American egret, ↑Egretta albus • Hypernyms: ↑egret • Member Holonyms: ↑Egretta, ↑genus Egretta …   Useful english dictionary

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