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great white heron
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As a noun, great white heron means a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America.
Meanings of great white heron
3 meaningsnoun
A common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albusanimal
Similar: American egret, Egretta albusWidely distributed Old World white egretanimal
Similar: Casmerodius albusLarge white heron of Florida and the Florida Keysanimal
Similar: Ardea occidentalis
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Synonyms by meaning
noun: a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it …
American egretEgretta albus
noun: widely distributed Old World white egret
Casmerodius albus
noun: large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
Ardea occidentalis