avoset
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Avoset — Av o*set, n. Same as {Avocet}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avoset — variant of avocet … Useful english dictionary
Avoset — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avoset — n. Scooper … New dictionary of synonyms
avoset — /ˈævəsɛt/ (say avuhset) noun → avocet …
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
avocette — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recurvirostra Americana — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… …
av|o|cet — «AV uh seht», noun. a web footed wading bird with a long, slender beak that curves upward and with long legs. Also, avoset. ╂[< French avocette < Venetian Italian avocetto; origin uncertain] … Useful english dictionary
