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avocet Definition

avo·cet (avə 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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