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/ˈævəsɛt/ · noun
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet..
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!
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Avocet means Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet..
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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!
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