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LITTLE EGRET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does little egret mean?
• LITTLE EGRET (noun)
The noun LITTLE EGRET has 1 sense:
1. Old World egret
Familiarity information: LITTLE EGRET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World egret
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Egretta garzetta; little egret
Hypernyms ("little egret" is a kind of...):
egret (any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season)
Holonyms ("little egret" is a member of...):
Egretta; genus Egretta (small Old and New World herons)
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