Egret n. : The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, / Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima).

Egret n. : A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.

Egret n. : The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.

Egret n. : A kind of ape.

Example:
How do I get an Egret to stop eating our fish?

Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
Egrets at dusk in Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India. Several of the egrets have been moved around from one genus to another in recent years: the Great Egret, for example, has been classified as a ...