avocet
avocet
Definition
avo·cet (av′ə set′)
noun
any of a genus (Recurvirostra, family Recurvirostridae) of long-legged shorebirds with webbed feet and a slender bill that curves upward
Etymology: Fr avocette < It avocetta
avocet
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- include: June may bring elegant visitors such as spoonbill, whilst the breeding birds include avocet, bittern and bearded tit.
- see: Puna Ibises and Andean Gulls are often present in large numbers and with luck we'll see Andean Avocet as well.
- breed: The highlight so far has been its success in attracting Walesâs first pair of breeding avocets.
- find: During spring and summer you'll almost always find avocets here.
- have: This was a nice drive with quite a few birds and the very shallow lake had some distant Red-necked Avocets.
Adjective modifier
- Andean: Puna Ibises and Andean Gulls are often present in large numbers and with luck we'll see Andean Avocet as well.
- American: There were also numerous White and Brown Pelicans and a flock of 200+ American Avocets plus many gulls and terns.
- elegant: Chilean and Andean Flamingos strut through the shallow waters, often keeping company with the equally elegant Andean Avocet.
- red-necked: A great find, and also a rarity here, was a single Red-necked Avocet - hundreds of miles beyond its normal range.
- lone: Beyond the wildfowl was a lone AVOCET, my first for the autumn and winter.
- distant: This was a nice drive with quite a few birds and the very shallow lake had some distant Red-necked Avocets.
Preposition: on
- sand: Avocet on the intertidal sand at Glyne Gap Beach.
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