[av.o.cet] n [F & It; F avocette, fr. It avocetta] (1766): any of a genus (Recurvirostra) of rather large long-legged shorebirds with webbed feet and slender upward-curving bill
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Meaning of AVOCET in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012