Avocet
Av´o`cet Pronunciation: ăv´ô`sĕt
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is Recurvirostra Americana. |
| Noun | 1. |  avocet - long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill |