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AVOSET
Noun
avoset (plural avosets)
Alternative form of avocet
Coordinate terms
• (bird): Recurvirostra americana
Source: Wiktionary
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.]
Av"o*set, n.
Definition: Same as Avocet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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