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| | AllRefer.com - egret (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia |
 | | egret[Egret´] Pronunciation Key, common name for several species of herons of the Old and New Worlds, belonging to the family Ardeidae. |
 | | Before they were protected by law the birds were nearly exterminated by hunters seeking their beautiful, white, silky plumage called aigrettes, used in millinery. |
 | | Egrets are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Herodiones, family Ardeidae. |
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