avocet

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English - Turkish
avoset
Recurvirostra
kılıçgaga
kılıçgagalı
pied avocet
(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) kılıçgaga
English - English
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

    Hyphenation

    av·o·cet

    Turkish pronunciation

    ävıset

    Pronunciation

    /ˈavəˌset/ /ˈævəˌsɛt/

    Etymology

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