- cattle egret
- cat′tle e′gretn.orn a small egret of pastures and roadsides, Bubulcus ibis, orig. of Eurasia and Africa and now common in the New World
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cattle egret
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cattle egret — n. a small, white egret (Bubulcus ibis), an Old World bird that has expanded its range to North and South America: it often feeds on insects attracted to cattle and other grazing animals … English World dictionary
Cattle Egret — Taxobox name = Cattle Egret status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49588|title=Bubulcus ibis|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of… … Wikipedia
Cattle Egret — ibiškasis garnys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Bubulcus ibis angl. Cattle Egret vok. Kuhreiher … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
cattle egret — ibiniai garniai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Bubulcus angl. cattle egret vok. Kuhreiher, m rus. египетская цапля, f pranc. héron garde boeufs, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dieniniai garniai siauresnis terminas –… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
cattle egret — ibinis garnys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Bubulcus ibis angl. cattle egret vok. Kuhreiher, m rus. египетская цапля, f pranc. héron garde boeufs, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – ibiniai garniai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
cattle egret — noun a small egret which normally feeds around grazing cattle and game herds. [Bubulcus ibis.] … English new terms dictionary
cattle egret — noun small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals • Syn: ↑Bubulcus ibis • Hypernyms: ↑egret • Member Holonyms: ↑Bubulcus, ↑genus Bubulcus … Useful english dictionary
cattle egret — noun Date: circa 1899 a small Old World white egret (Bubulcus ibis) introduced into the New World and having a yellow bill and in the breeding season buff on the crown, breast, and back … New Collegiate Dictionary
cattle egret — an egret, Bubulcus ibis, cosmopolitan in warmer regions, often associating with grazing animals for the insects that hover around them. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
cattle egret — noun A small egret, , of the heron family (Ardeidae) … Wiktionary
