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 Definitions of avocet  [ˈæv əˌsɛt]  

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Definition of 'avocet' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) avocet
any of several long-legged shorebirds of the genus Recurvirostra, of both the Old and New Worlds, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.

Etymology:  (1760–70; < F avocette, prob. erroneous sp. for NL avosetta < It < Venetian)

Definition of 'avocet' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) avocet
long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
Definition of 'avocet' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) avocet
alt. of Avoset

'avocet' - Nearby Entries  

avocado tree  avocation  avocational  avocet  avogadro  avogadro number  avogadro's hypothesis  



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