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Avocet Crossword Clue

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noun

• a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

• one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground

• long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia

• long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

24%4 Nickname for Avocet, the bird species
noun

• A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.

• The large, usually yellowish-green or black, pulpy fruit of the avocado tree.

• The avocado tree, Persea americana, of the laurel family.

• A dark chartreuse colour, like the colour of the skin of an avocado.

23%10 Genus of birds in the avocet family
noun

• major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills

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New York Times18 Feb 1985 Across 68
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