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Definition of Avocet

1. Noun. Long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill.

Definition of Avocet

1. n. A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is R. Americana.

Definition of Avocet

1. Noun. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Avocet

1. a shore bird [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Avocet

Literary usage of Avocet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"RECURVIROSTRA avocetTA, Linnaeus*. THE avocet. Recurvirostra avocetta. ... THE avocet is certainly a singular-looking bird, especially in reference to its ..."

2. Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and Their Eggs by Henry Leonard Meyer (1857)
"THE avocet occasionally visits our eastern shores, such as Durham, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Kent, and has been known to breed in the fenny districts of ..."

3. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1843)
"avocet. Bill twice the length of the head, very slender, much depressed, tapering to a point, and slightly recurved; upper mandible with the dorsal line ..."

4. Orr's Circle of the Sciences: A Series of Treatises on the Principles of by William Somerville Orr (1855)
"149), which is also a British species, has the hill gently curved upwards, giving it a very singular appearance. The avocet is a good-sized bird, ..."

5. The Naturalist in Norway: Or, Notes on the Wild Animals, Birds, Fishes, and by John Bowden (1869)
"The avocet.—The Buff.—The Bail.— The Moor Hen.—The Coot.—The Phalaropes.—The Woodcock.— The Snipe. THE green sandpiper (Totanus ochropus) is found all over ..."

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