noun. A bird of the genus Recurvirostra, family Recurvirostridæ, and order Limicolæ, characterized by extreme slenderness and upward curvature of the bill, and by very long legs and webbed toes.

noun. A humming-bird of the genus Avocetta.

noun. Same as avocet.

noun. A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip.

"One pretty little wader, an avoset, appears as if standing on stilts, its legs are so long; and its bill seems bent the wrong way, or upward."

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