Egretta

== Translingual == === Etymology === Latinized form of English? egret, from Old French aigrette (“egret”), compare with Italian egretta. === Proper noun === Egretta f A taxonomic genus within the family Ardeidae – most species of egrets. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Ciconiiformes – order; Ardeidae – family; Ardeinae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Egretta garzetta – type species; Egretta ardesiaca, Egretta caerulea, Egretta dimorpha, Egretta eulophotes, Egretta gularis, Egretta novaehollandiae, Egretta picata, Egretta rufescens, Egretta sacra, Egretta thula, Egretta tricolor, Egretta vinaceigula – other extant species === References === Egretta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Egretta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Egretta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN