avocet
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From French avocette, from Italian avocetta.
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avocet (plural avocets)
- Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet. It is the logo of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
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- American avocet, Recurvirostra americana
- Andean avocet, Recurvirostra andina
- pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta
- red-necked avocet, Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
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- → Irish: abhóiséad
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