egret

• any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
• 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)
• A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament
• The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle
• A kind of ape
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Turkey in Bilecik
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Turkey in Afyonkarahisar

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