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avocet
(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
Origin: Fr avocette < It avocetta
See avocet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Any of several long-legged shore birds of the genus Recurvirostra, characterized by a long, slender, upturned beak.
Origin:
Origin: French avocette
Origin: , from Italian avocetta
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