AVOCET

{ Av″o‐cet, Av″o‐set } (ăv″ō̍‐sĕt), n. [[F. avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta.]] (Zoöl.) 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.]