1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Avocet \Av"o*cet\, Avoset \Av"o*set\ ([a^]v"[-o]*s[e^]t), n. [F. avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta.] (Zool.) 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}. [Written also {avocette}.] [1913 Webster]
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