avocet

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von avocet im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: avoset; Recurvirostra; kılıçgaga; kılıçgagalı
pied avocet: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) kılıçgaga

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von avocet im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet; Any of various shore birds of the genus Recurvirostra that have a long slender upcurved bill, long legs, and webbed feet; The American species is R; The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip; long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill; {i} type of wading bird that has long legs with webbed feet and a thin upward curving beak; A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper; Americana; Any of several large shorebirds (genus Recurvirostra) with boldly contrasting plumage, long bluish legs, and a long black bill upturned at the tip. Avocets inhabit fresh and salt marshes that have areas of open shallow water and mudflats, and feed by sweeping the partly open bill in the shallows. They often wade together to corral minnows and crustaceans. Four avocet species are found in temperate and tropical regions worldwide. The American avocet is about 18 in. (45 cm) long, including the bill

avocet

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av·o·cet

ävıset

/ˈavəˌset/ /ˈævəˌsɛt/

[ 'a-v&-"set ] (noun.) 1766. From Italian: avosetta

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