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EGRETTA ALBUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Egretta albus mean?
• EGRETTA ALBUS (noun)
The noun EGRETTA ALBUS has 1 sense:
1. a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
Familiarity information: EGRETTA ALBUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
American egret; Egretta albus; great white heron
Hypernyms ("Egretta albus" is a kind of...):
egret (any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season)
Holonyms ("Egretta albus" is a member of...):
Egretta; genus Egretta (small Old and New World herons)
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