Definition
A slender wading bird with a long, upturned bill, found in marshes and shallow waters; also spelled avocet.
Etymology
From Italian avosetta, possibly from Latin avis ('bird') or influenced by Venetian dialect terms. The term entered English through ornithological descriptions of Mediterranean birds, with various European languages adopting similar forms.
Kelly Says
The avocet's upturned bill is so specialized that it sweeps side-to-side through water to filter-feed—it's one of nature's most beautifully adapted tools. Watching one feed, you're seeing 50 million years of evolution perfecting a single hunting technique.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደገና አረጋግጥ
en-de-gena a-re-ga-git
BNবাংলা
স্বীকার করা
shwi-kar kor-a
CACatalà
afirmar
ah-fee-mar
CSČeština
potvrdit
pot-vrd-it
DADansk
bekræfte
be-krae-fte
DEDeutsch
bestätigen
bes-tah-ti-gen
ELΕλληνικά
βεβαιώσει
ve-va-yo-sei
ESEspañol
asegurar
ah-seh-gwar
FISuomi
varmistaa
var-mis-taa
FRFrançais
affirmer
ah-fir-mehr
GUGU
સુચિત કરવું
soo-chi-t kar-vuun
HAHA
tabbatar
tah-bat-tar
HIहिन्दी
पुष्टि करना
pūshti karana
HUMagyar
megerősíteni
meh-geh-roh-shee-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
membenarkan
mem-ben-ar-kan
ITItaliano
assicurare
ah-see-kyoo-rah-reh
MRMR
कार्यवाही करणे
kaar-ya-vaa-hee kar-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
menyatakan
men-ya-ta-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya-r
NLNederlands
bevestigen
be-ves-ti-ghen
NONorsk
bekrefte
be-kre-fte
PAPA
ਸਬstantiate
sa-b-stan-tee-ate
PLPolski
potwierdzić
pot-vee-rzh-dich
PTPortuguês
afirmar
ah-fee-mar
RORomână
a confirma
ah kon-fee-mah
RUРусский
утверждать
otverzhdat'
SVSvenska
ställa fast
shta-la fast
SWKiswahili
thibitisha
thi-bi-ti-sha
TAதமிழ்
உறுதி செய்
uruthi sey
TRTürkçe
teyit etmek
teh-yit eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
підтвердити
pid-tver-dyty
URاردو
ثابت کرنا
thab-it kar-na
VITiếng Việt
xác nhận
khak nhan
ZUZU
kubhalisa
koo-bha-lee-sa