egret vs wattle

egret

noun
  • The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, such as the down of the thistle. 

  • A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament. 

  • Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season. 

wattle

noun
  • A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards. 

  • A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch. 

  • A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat. 

  • Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person. 

  • A barbel of a fish. 

  • This plant seen as the national emblem of Australia. 

  • Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning. 

  • A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof. 

verb
  • To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles. 

  • To bind with wattles or twigs. 

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