- genus Egretta
- nounsmall Old and New World herons• Syn: ↑Egretta• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Ardeidae, ↑family Ardeidae• Member Meronyms:
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genus Egretta
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Egretta — Taxobox name = Egretta image width = 200px image caption = Snowy Egret ( Egretta thula ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Ardeidae genus = Egretta genus authority = T. Forster, 1817 subdivision… … Wikipedia
Egretta — noun small Old and New World herons • Syn: ↑genus Egretta • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Ardeidae, ↑family Ardeidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
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
