Great egret
noun
a large white migratory tropical bird (Casmerodius alba) found in the US; also called [great white egret], common egret , American egret
Examples
The great egret lives in freshwater, mudflats, tidal shallows, and marshes and has a wingspan up to 55 inches.
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