Definition of avocet Avocet
/æˈvʌsɛˌt/ - [atvuset] - av•o•cet
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What does avocet mean?
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NounPlural: avocets |
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| 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 | ||
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- avocet (Noun)
Any of four species of wading bird s in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- avocet (n.)
Alt. of Avoset
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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avocet
Avoset, av′o-set, n. a widely spread genus of birds, with webbed feet, long legs, bare thighs, a long, slender, upward-curved, elastic bill, and snipe-like habit. [Fr. avocette, It. avosetta.]
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🔤- avocet, noun, singular of avocets.
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