egret

名词 egret:

1. any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season

e.gret

n.（名词）
Any of several usually white herons of the generaBubulcus, Casmerodius, Egretta, and related genera, characteristically having long, showy, drooping plumes during the breeding season.
白鹭：一种牛背鹭，Casmerodius，大白鹭 属及与其相关的鹭属的白鹭，羽毛多为白色，繁殖季节时长有美丽的下垂的长羽毛

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French aigrette
源自 古法语 aigrette
from Old Provenôal aigreta
源自 古普罗旺斯语 aigreta
from aigron [heron]
源自 aigron [鹭]
[of Germanic origin]
[源于日耳曼语]