AVOCETS

Noun

avocets

plural of avocet

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AVOCET

Av"o*cet, Av"o*set, n. Etym: [F. avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is R. Americana. [Written also avocette.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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