dotterel

/ˈdɑtrəl/
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Other forms: dotterels

Definitions of dotterel
  1. noun
    rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
    synonyms: Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus, dotrel
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    type of:
    plover
    any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
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