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egret vs great white heron

great white heron vs egret

egret and great white heron both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
egret Yes No No No
great white heron Yes No No No
As nouns, great white heron is a hyponym of egret; that is, great white heron is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than egret:
  • egret: any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
  • great white heron: widely distributed Old World white egret
egret (noun) great white heron (noun)
any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
widely distributed Old World white egret
a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America; it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus
Difference between egret and great white heron

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