avocet

== English == === Alternative forms === avoset === Etymology === From French avocette, from Italian avocetta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈævəsɛt/ === Noun === avocet (plural avocets) Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet. ==== Derived terms ==== American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Andean avocet (Recurvirostra andina) pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) red-necked avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: abhóiséad ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== stilt === Further reading === avocet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === octave, vocate == Latin == === Verb === āvocet third-person singular present active subjunctive of āvocō