Ăv'o-çet or Ăv'o-çette, n.

n. [Fr. avocette, It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta, N. Lat. avocetta.] An aquatic bird, of the genus Recurvirostra and order Grallæ, or waders. The bill of these birds is long, slender, flexible, and bent upward toward the tip. They have very long legs and palmated feet, adapted for wading. [Written also avoset.] Baird.