avocet
avocet
[ˈavəsɛt]
noun
[ˈavəsɛt]
noun
- a long-legged wading bird with a slender upturned bill and strikingly patterned plumage
反嘴鹬 - Genus Recurvirostra, family Recurvirostridae: four species, in particular the widespread pied avocet R. avosetta, which has black-and-white plumage
反嘴鹬科，反嘴鹬属： 4种，尤指羽毛黑白相间的花斑反嘴鹬（拉丁名R. avosetta）
- late 17th cent.: from French avocette, from Italian avosetta
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