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egret
n.
heron (type of bird); heron feather
Egret
An
egret is a
bird that is any of several
herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes (usually milky white) during the breeding season.
Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope
The
Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET) was one of four instruments outfitted on NASA’s
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory satellite. Since lower energy gamma rays cannot be accurately detected on Earth’s surface, EGRET was built to detect gamma rays while in space. EGRET was created for the purpose of detecting and collecting data on gamma rays ranging in energy level from 30 MeV to 30 GeV.
egret
Noun
1. any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
(hypernym) heron
(hyponym) snowy egret, snowy heron, Egretta thula
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).
(n.)
The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle.
(n.)
A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.
(n.)
A kind of ape.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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