avocet

/av-uh-set/US // ˈæv əˌsɛt //UK // (ˈævəˌsɛt) //

鳄鱼,鳄龟,鳄口鱼,鳄梨鱼

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.

The American avocet breeds from Washington southward and spends its winters from central California south.
Witness the experience of the Avocet on her voyage from Rotterdam.
Steering a careful course in a sea 'foul with floating mines,' the Cork steamship Avocet was attacked by three aeroplanes.
The use of the avocet's recurved bill is clearly explained by the manner in which the bird procures its food.
The avocet is evidently possessed of a very keen sense of hearing.