Avocet
Pronunciation : Av"o*cet
Part of Speech : Av"o*set
Etymology : [F. avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913