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dotterel, dottrel [ˈdɒtrəl]

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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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

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