snowy egret

noun

A small heron, Egretta thula, having white plumage.

Similar
snowy heronEgretta thula

Meanings

nounsnowy egret (plural snowy egrets)

plural snowy egrets

  1. A small heron, Egretta thula, having white plumage.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall New World egret

Similar
snowy heronEgretta thula
Broader
Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan martinet blanc americà
  • martinet blanc americàEgretta thula
Dutch Amerikaanse kleine zilverreiger
  • Amerikaanse kleine zilverreigerEgretta thula
Finnish lumihaikara
  • lumihaikaraEgretta thula
Hungarian hókócsag
  • hókócsagEgretta thula
Persian حواصیل برفی, اگرت برفی
  • حواصیل برفیEgretta thula
  • اگرت برفیEgretta thula
Russian бе́лая америка́нская ца́пля
  • бе́лая америка́нская ца́пля (bélaja amerikánskaja cáplja)Egretta thula
Spanish garza chica
  • garza chicaEgretta thula
Cite this entry
APA

snowy egret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowy%20egret

MLA

“snowy egret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowy%20egret. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snowy egret,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snowy%20egret.

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