avocet

English - Turkish

Definition of avocet in English Turkish dictionary

avoset

Recurvirostra

kılıçgaga

kılıçgagalı

Related Terms

pied avocet

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) kılıçgaga

English - English

Definition of avocet in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

av·o·cet

Turkish pronunciation

ävıset

Pronunciation

/ˈavəˌset/ /ˈævəˌsɛt/

Etymology

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