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Definition of avocet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

avocet

noun
 
/ˈævəset/
 
/ˈævəset/
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  1. a bird that lives on or near water, with long legs and black and white feathersTopics Birdsc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French avocette, from Italian avosetta.
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