egret

noun
🔊/ˈiːɡrət/
🔊/ˈiːɡrət/
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  1. a bird of the heron family, with long legs and long white tail feathers白鹭Topics Birdsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French aigrette, from Provençal aigreta, from the Germanic base of heron.