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Definition of Avocet
1. Noun. Long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill.
Generic synonyms: Limicoline Bird, Shore Bird, Shorebird
Group relationships: Genus Recurvirostra, Recurvirostra
Group relationships: Genus Recurvirostra, Recurvirostra
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. a shore bird [n -S]