avocet

(avə 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

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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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