ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
1.
[after Bluestocking society, 18th century literary clubs, some of whose members wore informal attire often including blue worsted stockings]
: a woman having or pretending to have intellectual interests or literary tastes : a female scholar
she was sensitive, percipient, but in no sense a bluestocking — George Mallaby
2.
[so called from the color of its legs]
: the avocet ( Recurvirostra americana ) of No. America