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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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