avocetta

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Italian

Etymology

Possibly from a corruption of Latin avis (“bird”).

Noun

avocetta f (plural avocette)

avocet, properly the pied avocet

Descendants

→ Portuguese: avoceta
→ Spanish: avoceta

Further reading

Gruson, Edward (1972): Words for birds: a lexicon of North American birds with biographical notes

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