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snowy egret
noun
: a white American egret (Egretta thula) having a slender black bill, black legs, and yellow feet
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For instance, a four-mile meander atop the rocky coastline at Estero Bluffs State Park is replete with sightings of otters, harbor seals, and snowy egrets.
—Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024
Not only that, but the resort has proposed several 4-foot-wide informational signs, including one that explains the sea level rise challenges facing Mission Bay and another identifying the various birds local to Mission Bay, from the great blue heron to the snowy egret.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
Catherine Garcia / The Week The Napa River winds its way through the city, and is an excellent place for wildlife watching, with snowy egrets and deer regularly spotted along the banks.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 6 Aug. 2023
At Plum Island, a Caspian tern, a black tern, two royal terns, a glaucous gull, and a possible hybrid of a little egret with a snowy egret.
—Isabela Rocha, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
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First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined above
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“Snowy egret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy%20egret. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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