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Meaning of "avocet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AVOCET

From French avocette, from Italian avocetta, of uncertain origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AVOCET

avocet  [ˈævəˌsɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AVOCET

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Avocet is a noun.
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WHAT DOES AVOCET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

avocet

Avocet

The four species of avocets /ˈævəsɛt/ are a genus, Recurvirostra, of waders in the same avian family as the stilts. Avocets have long legs and long, thin, upcurved bills which they sweep from side to side when feeding in the brackish or saline wetlands they prefer. The plumage is pied, sometimes also with some red. Members of this genus have webbed feet and readily swim. Their diet consists of aquatic insects and other small creatures. They nest on the ground in loose colonies. In estuarine settings they may feed on exposed bay muds or mudflats. The pied avocet is the emblem of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The four species, all in the genus Recurvirostra, are: ▪ Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta ▪ American avocet, Recurvirostra americana ▪ Red-necked avocet, Recurvirostra novaehollandiae ▪ Andean avocet, Recurvirostra andina In a large colony they are aggressively defensive and chase off any other species of birds that try to nest among or near them. That causes the annoyed remark "Avocet : Exocet" from some British birdwatchers.

Definition of avocet in the English dictionary

The definition of avocet in the dictionary is any of several long-legged shore birds of the genus Recurvirostra, such as the European R. avosetta, having black-and-white plumage and a long upward-curving bill: family Recurvirostridae, order Charadriiformes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AVOCET


avoset
ˈævəˌsɛt
close-set
ˈkləʊsˌsɛt
filmset
ˈfɪlmˌsɛt
handset
ˈhændˌsɛt
headset
ˈhɛdˌsɛt
kitset
ˈkɪtˌsɛt
letterset
ˈlɛtəˌsɛt
moonset
ˈmuːnˌsɛt
offset
ˈɒfˌsɛt
onset
ˈɒnˌsɛt
outset
ˈaʊtˌsɛt
photoset
ˈfəʊtəʊˌsɛt
subset
ˈsʌbˌsɛt
sunset
ˈsʌnˌsɛt
thermoset
ˈθɜːməʊˌsɛt
toolset
ˈtuːlˌsɛt
twinset
ˈtwɪnˌsɛt
typeset
ˈtaɪpˌsɛt
underset
ˈʌndəˌsɛt
videlicet
vɪˈdiːlɪˌsɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AVOCET

avo
avocado
avocation
avocational
avocationally
avodire
Avogadro
Avogadro constant
Avogadro´s constant
Avogadro´s hypothesis
Avogadro´s law
Avogadro´s number
avoid
avoidable
avoidably
avoidance
avoidant
avoider
avoirdupois
avoirdupois pound

WORDS THAT END LIKE AVOCET

Condorcet
doucet
dulcet
Exocet
facet
faucet
hic jacet
lacet
lancet
mixing faucet
non licet
placet
salicet
star facet
tacet
tercet

Synonyms and antonyms of avocet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «avocet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AVOCET

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Translator English - Chinese

阿沃塞特
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

avoceta
570 millions of speakers

English

avocet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

AVOCET
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

AVOCET
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эвосет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alfaiate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

avocet
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avocette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Avocet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Säbelschnäbler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソリハシセイタカシギ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부리 장다리 물떼새
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Avocet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Avocet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Avocet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अॅव्होकेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

avocet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avocetta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Avocet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Евосет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Năvodarul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

avocet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sabelbek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skärfläcka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Avocet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of avocet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AVOCET»

The term «avocet» is regularly used and occupies the 79.342 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AVOCET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about avocet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AVOCET»

Discover the use of avocet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to avocet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta
American. Avocet. Recurvirostra. americana. AMAV photo credit: T. Webb Status: Atlas data indicate that this species is a common breeder in the Parkland and Grassland regions. Salt and Salt (1976) reported that, formerly, the range extended ...
Glen Peter Semenchuk, 1992
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Birds of the Great Basin: A Natural History
American Avocet RecurvirostYa americana The breeding range of the American Avocet lies in western United States and in the southern prairie region of Canada . This avocet reaches its highest numbers in the Great Basin, where it is a ...
Fred A. Ryser, 1985
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Increasing wheat production in Central Asia through science ...
A set of isogenic lines developed from cultivars Aroona and Avocet was used to differentiate the pathogen population. Monitoring sources with known resistance genes allowed us to rank experimental materials according to their effectiveness.
Morgounov, A., McNab, A., Campbell, K.
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Ahead of the Curve: Cases of Innovation in Environmental ...
This was not an issue in Avocet's case. There was a definite legally-enforced ' need' for clean air, but the motive to use a particular technology (for example chemically-ignited methanol fuel, pure methanol fuel or catalytic converters) did not ...
K. Green, P. Groenewegen, Peter S. Hofman, 2001
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Proceedings of the Warren E. Kronstad Symposium: Held in ...
h X7 Cross PTR PTS Others 4 gene P Puuinia striiformis Avocet/Saar 0 2 217 2.38 > 0.25 Avocet/Simorgh 3 2 272 4.20 > 0.05 Avocet/Homa 1 3 258 3.83 > 0.10 Avocet/Parastoo 0 3 242 5.32 > 0.05 Avocet/Cocnoos 0 3 225 5.89 > 0.05 ...
J. Reeves, A. McNab, Sanjaya Rajaram, 2001
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The Fascination of Birds: From the Albatross to the Yellowthroat
4. AVOCET. Birds. and. Sexual. Attachment. Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel Brave New World describes a society in which human sexual activity is frequent and involves no emotional attachment. Seven years earlier, his brother Julian, a famous ...
William Young, 2014
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International Gluten Workshop, 11. Proceedings. Beijing, ...
The α gliadin peak 25.1 was absent in Avocet, but was present in only 41 of 137 DHs, α gliadin peak 28.6 was absent in Kariega, but was present in 118 of 137 DHs, α gliadin peak 26 was much higher in Avocet (13.12) than in Kariega (8.67)  ...
He Zhonghu, Daowen Wang, 2014
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Deception: Perspectives on Human and Nonhuman Deceit
liiilfii. 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 Figure 5-3. Vocalizations of American Avocet and Black-necked Stilt adults. a. Nasal "wounded bird" calls of male avocet during Tightrope display. b. Nasal "wounded bird" calls, of male avocet, grading into ...
Robert W. Mitchell, Nicholas S. Thompson, 1986
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Otherspace: Revolutions
Avocet keeps on walking, bound for the muster room. Muster Room—SCCV Versailles Hard metal benches sit between rows of equipment lockers with removable stenciled cards indicating the assigned pilot. A sign on the wall above the door ...
Wes Platt, 2001
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A Cornish Year
February 5th Just Cruising An avocet's up-turned bill. To many people, the most appealing of all of Cornwall's wading birds is the avocet. The scientific name of this delightful bird just about sums it up in two words: Recurvirostra avosetta, which ...
David Chapman, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AVOCET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term avocet is used in the context of the following news items.
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New mining code in Burkina Faso should not affect current …
... domestic product. Other than Iamgold, there are roughly two dozen miners operating in the country, including Semafo and Avocet Mining. «MINING.com, Jul 15»
2
Vital role of grazing cattle explained at Medmerry
... it offers, such as flood defence and the wide range of wildlife being encouraged, including lapwing, water vole, brown hare and avocet. «Bognor Regis Observer, Jul 15»
3
Accurexa Appoints William Callahan to Its Board of Directors
Commercial products that he worked on include in-vitro diagnostic devices (Lifescan and Avocet Medical Inc.), medical equipment (Applied ... «Baystreet.ca, Jul 15»
4
Stolt-Nielsen's second quarter belies challenging times
However, results were negatively affected by a $1.5m loss on the sale of Stolt Avocet. Vessel utilisation and cargo volume remained flat in the ... «Lloyd's List, Jul 15»
5
Some interest in developing a portion of Port Riverwalk
... Rapids Boulevard between Egret Boulevard and Avocet/Zilla streets. ... on 8-10 acres in the deepest portion of the site near Avocet, he said. «ABC Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Cliffe Pools boost for RSPB as planning permission gets the nod for …
... lagoons, making them more attractive for wildlife, especially winter migrants and breeding birds such as avocet and common terns. «Kent News, Jul 15»
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Shorebird migration has begun, birder says
A white-and-brown American avocet, foreground, is surrounded by dowitchers and yellowlegs Sept. 28 at Port Susan Bay, Wash. (Associated ... «The Spokesman Review, Jun 15»
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Burkina Faso Passes New Mining Code
Two dozen firms operate in the sector, including Semafo, IamGold and Avocet Mining. They had previously benefited from corporate tax rates ... «Gold Investing News, Jun 15»
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Get yourself all decked out with a coastal theme for the summer
... £25 for set of three, Elise & Fleur. An avocet preening wooden bird, £39,95, Coastal Home. Share0 Share0 Tweet0 Share0. Report this article ... «Western Daily Press, Jun 15»
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The Last Ship Recap 6/28/15: Season 2 Episode 3 "It's Not a Rumor"
With doses of the cure running low, Rachel tried to do some good for the sick while remaining a prisoner at Avocet. Meanwhile, Slattery and the ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Jun 15»

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