English dictionary
avocet
/'/&/v/@/,s/E/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A grallatorial bird, of the genus <i>Recurvirostra</i>; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is <i>R. Americana</i>.
Source: webster1913