egret
noun
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta little egret, of the Old World.
egrets
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pluralof egret.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Olsi produced some binoculars and showed me egrets, plovers, ducks, cormorants, bee-eaters, a pelican.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
In no time, I was in unfamiliar territory: The sun rose over spoonbills and egrets standing in shallow water as a lone kayaker navigated fields of marsh grass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Along the River Otter Mr Burgess tells me the beavers have created wetlands that now host species such as great white egrets and kingfishers.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
She argues her critics inaccurately divide all birds into two groups, thereby mixing theropods' closest cousins with more distant relatives like pelicans, egrets, albatrosses and penguins.
From Salon ● May 4, 2024
My dad volunteered part-time at the bird rescue, where he helped rehabilitate snowy egrets hit by cars and pelicans that had swallowed fishhooks.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
