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dotterel

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dotterel, dottrel [ˈdɒtrəl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a rare Eurasian plover, Eudromias morinellus, with reddish-brown underparts and white bands around the head and neck
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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Noun1.dottereldotterel - 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


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