noun Etymology: French & Italian; French ~te, from Italian ~ta Date: 1766 any of a genus ( Recurvirostra ) of rather large long-legged shorebirds with webbed feet and slender upward-curving bill
AVOCET
Meaning of AVOCET in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012