The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Recurviroster \Re*cur`vi*ros"ter\ (r?*k?r`v?*r?s"t?r), n. [L.
recurvus bent back + rostrum beack; cf. F. r['e]curvirostre.]
(Zool.)
A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet.
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