Word Meaning

egret definition and meaning

n. 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, / Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima).
n. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
n. The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.
n. A kind of ape.

Crossword clues for egret

- a bird
- A waterbird
- Bird observed in backwater, generally
- Heron
- Heron-like bird
- Kind of heron
- Long plumed wader
- Long-legged bird
- Regret losing head over heron
- Regret losing head over water bird
- Wader that maybe white faced or the giant blue
- Wading bird
- Water bird
- White heron
- White wading bird