noun
- Plural of avoset; wading birds with long, slender, upturned bills and black-and-white plumage, found in shallow waters.
Usage: Plural form; singular is avoset.; Ornithology term; commonly used in birdwatching and natural history contexts.
Examples
- The avosets waded gracefully through the shallow lagoon.
- Birdwatchers spotted a flock of avosets near the wetland reserve.
- Avosets use their distinctive curved bills to filter-feed in brackish water.
- The breeding colony of avosets returned to the salt marsh each spring.
- Several avosets were visible along the shoreline at dawn.