Avocet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈævəsɛt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Avocet is a noun meaning Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
Meaning
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
Example Sentences
The only diversions I recall were a pair of Avocets flying over, and a young lady who regularly each afternoon furtively crept into the dunes [...] and crouched down for a clandestine wee!
Word Forms
- avocets
- avoset
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include avoset, recurvirostrid, accipitrid, scooper, accipitriform, acciptrid.
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