Meanings
nounlittle egret (plural little egrets)
plural little egrets
- A species of egret, Egretta garzetta, family Ardeidae, widely distributed throughout the Old World, the Caribbean, and Eastern North America.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan martinet blanc, garseta blanca
- martinet blancbird
- garseta blancabird
- garsa blanca (Balearics)bird
Chinese Mandarin 白鷺 /白鹭
- 白鷺 /白鹭 (báilù)bird
Dutch kleine zilverreiger
- kleine zilverreigerbird
Finnish silkkihaikara
- silkkihaikarabird
French aigrette garzette
- aigrette garzettebird
German Seidenreiher
- Seidenreiherbird
Greek λευκοτσικνιάς
- λευκοτσικνιάς (lefkotsikniás)bird
Italian garzetta
- garzettabird
Korean 쇠백로
- 쇠백로 (soebaengno)bird
Romanian egretă mică
- egretă micăbird
Russian ма́лая бе́лая ца́пля
- ма́лая бе́лая ца́пля (málaja bélaja cáplja)bird
Spanish garceta común
- garceta comúnbird
Swedish silkeshäger
- silkeshägerbird
Welsh crëyr bach
- crëyr bachbird
Cite this entry
APA
little egret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20egret
MLA
“little egret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20egret. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “little egret,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/little%20egret.
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