dotterel

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dotterel

(ˈdɒtrəl) or

dottrel

1. (Animals) a rare Eurasian plover, Eudromias morinellus, with reddish-brown underparts and white bands around the head and neck

2. (Animals) Austral any similar and related bird, esp of the genus Charadrius

3. dialect a person who is foolish or easily duped

[C15 dotrelle; see dote]

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dot•ter•el

(ˈdɒt ər əl)

also dot•trel

(ˈdɒ trəl)

n.

any of several plovers usu. inhabiting upland areas, esp. Eudromias morinellus, of Europe and Asia.

[1400–50; late Middle English dotrelle. See dote, -rel]

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Noun

dotterel - rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia

Charadrius morinellus, dotrel, Eudromias morinellus

plover - any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers

Charadrius, genus Charadrius - type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers

Translations

pluvier

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