Definitions
any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
Word origin
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman egret, aigrette (“egret”), from Old Occitan aigreta, diminutive of aigron (“heron”), from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish *haigro (“heron”). Cognate with Old High German heigaro (“heron”), Old English hrāgra (“heron”). Doublet of aigrette. More at heron.
Used in a sentence
“Egrets picked their way through the grass, attentive and showy as fussy girlfriends at the cows' sides.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Plumed heron”5 letters
02“White wader”5 letters
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