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Definition of
egret noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
egret
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈiɡrət
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NAmE
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ˈiɡrɛt
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a bird of the
heron
family, with long legs and long white tail feathers
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egret
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