About The Word Avocet
Learn about the word Avocet to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Avocet definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Avocet
| Avocet Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Avocet?
[n] long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
Synonyms | Synonyms for Avocet: Related Terms | Find terms related to Avocet: See Also | genus Recurvirostra | limicoline bird | Recurvirostra | shore bird | shorebird Avocet In Webster's Dictionary \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 {R. Americana}. [Written also
{avocette}.]
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Ending ‐ the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"…
- Amoxicillin ‐ an antibiotic (a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil…
- Legitimatize ‐ make legal; "Marijuana should be…
- Lock up ‐ place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone…
- Bumble ‐ speak haltingly [v] walk unsteadily [v] make a mess of, destroy…
- Perca flavescens ‐ North…
- Chlamys ‐ a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men…
- Capital of laos ‐ the capital and largest…
- Genus chaetodon ‐ type genus of the…
- Noncompliant ‐ a person who refuses to comply [adj] boldly resisting authority…