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egret

/ˈiɡɹɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
egret
IPA
/ˈiɡɹɪt/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

noun

A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament.

noun

The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle.

noun

The crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman egret, aigrette (“egret”), from Old Occitan aigreta, diminutive of aigron (“heron”), from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish *haigro (“heron”). Cognate with Old High German heigaro (“heron”), Old English hrāgra (“heron”). Doublet of aigrette. More at heron.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, aigreta, hairo, *haigro

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈiɡɹɪt/
  • British English: /ˈiːɡɹɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

egrets (plural)

Derived Forms

egretlike egretry

Phrases

cattle egret common egret great egret great white egret intermediate egret large egret little egret median egret

Frequently Paired Words

aigrette heron

Synonyms

aigrette

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce egret?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈiɡɹɪt/.
What does egret mean?
Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.
Where does egret come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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