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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Avocet \Av"o*cet\, Avoset \Av"o*set\ ([a^]v"[-o]*s[e^]t), n. [F. avocette: cf It avosetta Sp avoceta.] (Zo["o]l.) A grallatorial bird, of the genus {Recurvirostra}; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is {R. Americana}. [Written also {avocette}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: avocet n : long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
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