名詞 egret:

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

e.gret

n.（名詞）
Any of several usually white herons of the generaBubulcus, Casmerodius, Egretta, and related genera, characteristically having long, showy, drooping plumes during the breeding season.
白鷺：一種牛背鷺，Casmerodius，大白鷺 屬及與其相關(guān)的鷺屬的白鷺，羽毛多為白色，繁殖季節(jié)時(shí)長有美麗的下垂的長羽毛

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French aigrette
源自 古法語 aigrette
from Old Provenôal aigreta
源自 古普羅旺斯語 aigreta
from aigron [heron]
源自 aigron [鷺]
[of Germanic origin]
[源于日耳曼語]