[nok (chāilēn) pāk ngøn] (n, exp) EN: Pied AvocetFR: Avocette élégante [ f ] ; Avocette à nuque noire [ f ] ; Avocette à manteau noir [ f ] ; Avocette à tête noire [ f ]
{ } 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 ]