large egret
1egret — /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… …
2egret — /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… …
3Cattle Egret — Taxobox name = Cattle Egret status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49588|title=Bubulcus ibis|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of… …
4Great Egret — For the similar Australasian species, see Eastern Great Egret. For the short story by Sarah Orne Jewett, see A White Heron. Great Egret Adult in nonbreeding plumage Conserva …
5Little Egret — Taxobox name = Little Egret status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49572|title=Egretta garzetta|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species… …
6Snowy Egret — Taxobox name = Snowy Egret image width = 200px status = LC status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo = Neoaves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Ardeidae… …
7great egret — n. a large, white heron (Egretta alba) found in the marshy areas of every continent * * * …
8great egret — /greɪt ˈigrət/ (say grayt eegruht) noun the widespread egret, Ardea alba, a large graceful white bird, found beside rivers, lakes, or dams, on all continents except Antarctica …
9great egret — n. a large, white heron (Egretta alba) found in the marshy areas of every continent …
10Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope — Illustration des FGST (GLAST) Satelliten GLAST bei den Startvorbereitungen …
