kill·deer (k l dîr )n. pl. killdeer or kill·deers A New World plover (Charadrius vociferus) that has a distinctive noisy cry and two black bands across its breast. [Probably imitative of its call.] |
killdeer [ˈkɪlˌdɪə]
n pl -deer, -deers
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large brown-and-white North American plover, Charadrius vociferus, with two black breast bands and a noisy cry
[of imitative origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  killdeer - American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cryplover - 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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