- egret
- [ʹi:grıt,ʹi:gret] n
1. белая цапля2. = aigrette 1
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Egret — E gret, n. [See {Aigret}, {Heron}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret ({Ardea egretta} syn. {Herodias egretta}); the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
egret — [ē′gret΄, ē′grit; eg′rit] n. pl. egrets or egret [ME < OFr aigrette, kind of heron, tuft of feathers < Prov aigreta < aigron < Frank * heigro: see HERON] 1. any of several herons (esp. genus Egretta), usually with long, white plumes 2 … English World dictionary
Egret — C est aujourd hui en Picardie et en Haute Normandie que le nom est le plus répandu, mais il a été porté autrefois dans plusieurs autres régions, notamment dans la Meuse. Tout comme sa probable variante Aigret, il peut avoir plusieurs sens et il… … Noms de famille
egret — mid 14c., from O.Fr. aigrette, from O.Prov. aigreta, dim. of aigron heron, perhaps of Germanic origin (Cf. O.H.G. heigaro; see HERON (Cf. heron)) … Etymology dictionary
egret — ► NOUN ▪ a heron with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season. ORIGIN Old French aigrette, from the Germanic base of HERON(Cf. ↑heron) … English terms dictionary
Egret — This is an article about a type of bird. For the EGRET satellite mission, see Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope. Taxobox name = Egret image width = 250px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo =… … Wikipedia
egret — /ee grit, eg rit, ee gret , ee gret/, n. 1. any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret), of the Old World. 2. aigrette. [1400 50; late ME egret(e) < AF egret… … Universalium
egret — /ˈigrət / (say eegruht) noun 1. any of various birds of the genera Egretta and Ardea, family Ardeidae, occurring throughout the world and bearing long plumes in the breeding season, as the widespread intermediate egret, A. intermedia, a large… …
egret — UK [ˈiːɡrət] / US [ˈɪɡrət] noun [countable] Word forms egret : singular egret plural egrets a white bird with long legs that lives near water … English dictionary
egret — baltieji garniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Egretta angl. egret rus. цапля, f pranc. aigrette, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dieniniai garniai siauresnis terminas – baltaskruostis garnys siauresnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Egret class sloop — The Egret class sloops were a three ship class of a long range escort vessels used in the Second World War by the Royal Navy. Three ships were built; HMS Auckland , HMS Pelican and HMS Egret . Egret was lost to a guided missile. While patrolling… … Wikipedia
