WordNet
n. the common American egret; a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus [syn: American egret, Egretta albus]
widely distributed Old World white egret [syn: Casmerodius albus]
large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys [syn: Ardea occidentalis]
Wikipedia
Great white heron may refer to:
- The all-white population of the great blue heron
- Great egret
Usage examples of "great white heron".
After three-quarters of an hour he saw a great white heron rise in panic and start its slow heavy wing-beats to windward and he said to Ara, “.
He gets fifty cents for the pelican skins, twenty-five cents for least tern, $10 for great white heron and $25 for flamingo.
In the next instant Nicole was flying again, but this time as a great white heron.
It continued several blocks past the penitentiary, then simply quit at Gambles Hill, where Ethyl Corporation's white brick headquarters roosted on a rise of perfect lawn like a great white heron at the edge of a landfill.