avocet

a pied avocetpied avocet

Meaning

Noun

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.

Origin

From French avocette, from Italian avocetta.

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