"avocet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈævəsɛt/ Forms: avocets [plural]
Etymology: From French avocette, from Italian avocetta. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|avocette}} French avocette, {{der|en|it|avocetta}} Italian avocetta Head templates: {{en-noun}} avocet (plural avocets)
  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) Categories (lifeform): Shorebirds Synonyms: avoset Derived forms: American avocet, Recurvirostra americana, Andean avocet, Recurvirostra andina, pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, red-necked avocet, Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Related terms: stilt Translations (bird): саблеклюн (sablekljun) (Bulgarian), bec d'alena [masculine] (Catalan), tenkozobec (Czech), kluut [masculine] (Dutch), avosetti (Finnish), avocette [feminine] (French), Säbelschnäbler [masculine] (German), αβοκέτα (avokéta) [feminine] (Greek), abhóiséad [masculine] (Irish), recurvirostra [feminine] (Italian), jáádtsʼósí (Navajo), szablodziób [masculine] (Polish), cioc-întors [neuter] (Romanian), шилоклю́вка (šilokljúvka) [feminine] (Russian), gob-cearr [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), sabljarka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), avoceta [feminine] (Spanish), pig mynawyd [feminine] (Welsh), cambig [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)

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