avocet
/ˈævəsɛt/
avocet noun: any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
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.
- 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
avocet meaning in Bengali and Persian
avocet in Bengali
- লম্বা
avocet in Persian
- bird
- نوکخنجری
Forms of avocet
| plural | avocets |
|---|---|
| alternative form | avoset |
Origin of avocet
From French avocette, from Italian avocetta.
Words formed from avocet
- American avocet
- Andean avocet
- pied avocet
- red-necked avocet
Questions about avocet
- What does avocet mean?
- Avocet means any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
- What is avocet in Bengali?
- Avocet in Bengali is লম্বা. See Avocet meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is avocet?
- Avocet is a noun.
- How do you pronounce avocet?
- Avocet is pronounced /ˈævəsɛt/.
- What is the plural of avocet?
- The plural of avocet is avocets.
Words near avocet in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: avocet (page history and authors); avocet (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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