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avocet

Main Entry:: av·o·cet
Pronunciation:: \ˈa-və-ˌset\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French & Italian; French avocette, from Italian avocetta
Date:: 1766

: any of a genus (Recurvirostra) of rather large long-legged shorebirds with webbed feet and slender upward-curving bill

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