avocet
/ˈævəsɛt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, with long, slender recurved bills, long legs, and webbed feet.
Example Sentences
- "The only diversions I recall were a pair of Avocets flying over, and a young lady who regularly each afternoon furtively crept into the dunes [...] and crouched down for a clandestine wee!"
Etymology
From French avocette, from Italian avocetta.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: avocette, avocetta