avocet

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They are eaten by the Wilson phalarope, avocet, black-necked stilt, pectoral sandpiper, killdeer, and upland plover.

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  1. noun Any of several long-legged shore birds of the genus Recurvirostra, characterized by a long, slender, upturned beak.

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  1. French avocette, from Italian avocetta.
 

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/ˈævoʊksɛt/
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