Avocet

noun

1. Any of several long-legged shorebirds of the genus Recurvirostra, characterized by a long, slender, upturned beak.
2. See avoset.
3. A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is Recurvirostra Americana.
4. Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
5. long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill