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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avocet — ► NOUN ▪ a long legged wading bird with an upturned bill. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
avocet — [av′ə set΄] n. [Fr avocette < It avocetta] any of a genus (Recurvirostra, family Recurvirostridae) of long legged shorebirds with webbed feet and a slender bill that curves upward … English World dictionary
Avocet — Taxobox name = Avocets image width = 250px image caption = Pied Avocet ( Recurvirostra avosetta ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Recurvirostridae genus = Recurvirostra genus authority =… … Wikipedia
avocet — /av euh set /, n. any of several long legged, web footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward curving bill. [1760 70; < F avocette, prob. erroneous sp. for NL avosetta < It < Upper It ( < Venetian)] * *… … Universalium
avocet — /ˈævəsɛt/ (say avuhset) noun any of several long legged, web footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender beak curving upwards towards the end, as the red necked avocet. Also, avoset. {French avocette, from… …
Avocet — avocetė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Recurvirostra avosetta angl. Avocet vok. Säbelschnäbler … Paukščių anatomijos terminai
avocet — tikrosios avocetės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Recurvirostra angl. avocet vok. Säbelschnäbler, m rus. шилоклювка, f pranc. avocette, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – avocetiniai siauresnis terminas – amerikinė avocetė… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Avocet ProJet — The Avocet ProJet was a Very Light Jet (VLJ) introduced by Avocet Aircraft, a Westport, CT., based company founded by former investment bankers Carey Robinson Wolchok and Andrew Chao and Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), the largest industrial… … Wikipedia
Avocet snipe-eel — Taxobox name = Avocet snipe eel image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Anguilliformes familia = Nemichthyidae genus = Avocettina species = A. infans range range map caption= binomial = Avocettina… … Wikipedia
Avocet Line — Infobox generic color = #efefef name = Avocet Line| img1 = Extonbldgs.jpg cap1 = Exton railway station alongside the River Exe| lbl1 = Location row1 = Devon, England lbl2 = From row2 = Exeter St Davids lbl3 = To row3 = Exmouth lbl4 = Distance… … Wikipedia
