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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
egret /ˈiːgrɪt, ˈɛ-/

▶noun a heron with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season. [Genus Egretta (and Bubulcus): several species.]

– origin ME: from OFr. aigrette, from Provençal aigreta, from the Gmc base of heron.

'egret' also found in these Oxford entries:

aigrette - cattle egret

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