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noun • any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | ||||
| 34% | 11 | Leggy wading bird that feeds mostly on insects | ||
noun • large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint | ||||
| 34% | 8 | Having an extremely leggy physique | ||
adjective satellite • (of plants) having tall spindly stems • having long legs | ||||
Show Contrition Having Run Off With Leggy Bird
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EGRET which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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EGRET
Updated: October 14, 2023
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