transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈē-grət, -ˌgret also ]
i-ˈgret, ˈeg-rət noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Occitan * aigreta, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German heigaro heron
Date: 14th century
: any of various herons that bear long plumes during the breeding season