avocet

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Etymology

From French avocette, from Italian avocetta.

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Noun

avocet (plural avocets)

a pied avocet
  1. Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet. It is the logo of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)

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  • Irish: abhóiséad

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Verb

āvocet

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of āvocō