egret
/ˈiːgret/noun
1- a heron with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season白鹭。
1.1
- Genus Egretta (and Bubulcus), family Ardeidae: several species.白鹭属(和牛背鹭属), 鹭科:数种。
词源
Middle English: from Old French aigrette, from Provençal aigreta, from the Germanic base of HERON.