Word of the Day:
avocet
What It Means
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
Avocet in Context
“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!”
Did You Know?
From French avocette, from Italian avocetta.
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