What does "avocet" mean?

Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.

What is a synonym for "avocet"?

Common synonyms include: bird, magpie, shorebird, wading bird.

/ˈævəsɛt/ noun

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Noun

1
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
2
long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill wordnet

From French avocette, from Italian avocetta.