avocet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈævəsɛt/
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Etymology
From French avocette, from Italian avocetta.
Meanings
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Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
The only diversions I recall were a pair of Avocets flying over, and a young lady who regularly each afternoon furtively crept into the dunes [...] and crouched down for a clandestine wee!
1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 128:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| avoset | alternative | lexicographic | |
| avocets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
red-necked avocet · pied avocet · Andean avocet · American avocet
Descendants
Relateds
Translations (20)
cy cambig (bird) · ro cioc-întors (bird) · nv jáádtsʼósí (bird) · sh sabljarka (bird) · it recurvirostra (bird) · ga abhóiséad (bird) · fa نوکخنجری (bird) · nl kluut (bird) · el αβοκέτα (bird) · ca bec d'alena (bird) · bg саблеклюн (bird) · fi avosetti (bird) · es avoceta (bird) · cs tenkozobec (bird) · gd gob-cearr (bird) · pl szablodziób (bird) · fr avocette (bird) · de Säbelschnäbler (bird) · cy pig mynawyd (bird) · ru шилоклю́вка (bird)