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avocet

[ av-uh-set ]

noun

  1. any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.


avocet

/ ˈævəˌsɛt /

noun

  1. any of several long-legged shore birds of the genus Recurvirostra, such as the European R. avosetta, having black-and-white plumage and a long upward-curving bill: family Recurvirostridae, order Charadriiformes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of avocet1

1760–70; < French avocette, probably erroneous spelling for New Latin avosetta < Italian < Upper Italian (< Venetian)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of avocet1

C18: from French avocette, from Italian avocetta, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

The American avocet breeds from Washington southward and spends its winters from central California south.

Witness the experience of the Avocet on her voyage from Rotterdam.

Steering a careful course in a sea 'foul with floating mines,' the Cork steamship Avocet was attacked by three aeroplanes.

The use of the avocet's recurved bill is clearly explained by the manner in which the bird procures its food.

The avocet is evidently possessed of a very keen sense of hearing.

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