egret
n. நாரையினம், கொக்கு.
E"gret, n. Etym: [See Aigret, Heron.] 1. (Zoöl.) Defn: 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, or Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima). A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage. G. W. Cable. 2. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette. 3. (Bot.) Defn: The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle. 4. (Zoöl.) Defn: A kind of ape.