avocet

av·o·cet  (v-st)

n.

Any of several long-legged shore birds of the genus Recurvirostra, characterized by a long, slender, upturned beak.

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[French avocette, from Italian avocetta.]

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avocet [ˈævəˌsɛt]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several long-legged shore birds of the genus Recurvirostra, such as the European R. avosetta, having black-and-white plumage and a long upward-curving bill: family Recurvirostridae, order Charadriiformes

[from French avocette, from Italian avocetta, of uncertain origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

avocet - long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries genus Recurvirostra, Recurvirostra - type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets