A name for the avocet, n. (see quot. 1668).
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释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Recurvirostridae > member of genus Recurvirostra (avocet) (11) scooper1668 A name for the avocet, n. (see quot. 1668). shoeing-horn1668 The Avocet: = shoehorn, n. 3. Obsolete. crooked-bill1705 a name for the avocet, n. cobbler's awl1759 the bent awl used by a shoemaker or cobbler; a bird, the avocet, n., so called from the form of its beak. picarini1770 The avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta. yelper1770 An animal that yelps or gives a sharp shrill cry; also, a person who ‘yelps’, etc. The avocet. local. avocet1771 One of the Wading birds (Grallatores), allied to the Snipes and Stilts, specially distinguished by its flexible upturned beak. scooping avocet1776 = scooper, n. 1b. red-necked avocet1823 either of two avocets with black and white plumage and (in the breeding season) a reddish-brown head and neck: †(a) the American avocet, Recurvirostra… bluestocking1844 U.S. regional. Also bluestockings. The American avocet, Recurvirostra americana, which has long grey legs. Now rare. shoehorn1864 = shoeing-horn, n. 3. |
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