AVOCET


Meaning of AVOCET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-və-ˌset ]

noun

Etymology: French & Italian; French avocette, from Italian avocetta

Date: 1766

: any of a genus ( Recurvirostra ) of rather large long-legged shorebirds with webbed feet and slender upward-curving bill

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.