Avocet (Noun)
Meaning
Long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The avocet waded through the shallow water, its long legs moving slowly as it searched for food.
- In the distance, a flock of avocets could be seen, their black and white feathers standing out against the dull brown mud.
- The avocet's distinctive bill, curved upward in a slender arc, made it easy to identify among the other shorebirds.
- As the tide went out, the avocets moved in, taking advantage of the newly exposed mudflats to forage for small invertebrates.
- A lone avocet stood at the water's edge, its long legs folded up beneath its body as it gazed out at the sea.