dotterel

[ dot-er-uhl ]

/ ˈdɒt ər əl /

noun

any of several plovers usually inhabiting upland areas, especially Eudromias morinellus, of Europe and Asia.

British Dialect. a silly, stupid person, especially one who is easily duped.

Also dot·trel

[do-truhl]. /ˈdɒ trəl/.

Origin of dotterel

First recorded in 1400–50, dotterel is from the late Middle English word dotrelle.See dote, -rel

Words nearby dotterel

dot-matrix printer, dot product, dot-sequential, dotted, dotted line, dotterel, dot the i's and cross the t's, Dottie, dottle, dotty, doty

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Example sentences from the Web for dotterel

We have seen eggs of the Dotterel that had been taken on the Cumberland mountains in June.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires|Charles Dixon
Last night we had dotterel and sandpipers for dinner, this morning greenshanks, which are very good birds indeed.
Three in Norway|James Arthur Lees
One day I managed to get six brace of ptarmigan and some dotterel—and very pretty birds they were.
Twenty-Six Years Reminiscences of Scotch Grouse Moors|William Alexander Adams
The Dotterel (Pluvialis morinellus) is a little larger than a Blackbird.
Reptiles and Birds|Louis Figuier

The thin pipe of the dotterel fell into the darkness beyond the shallows where the sea-mist lay.
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers|Fiona Macleod

British Dictionary definitions for dotterel

dotterel

dottrel

/ (ˈdɒtrəl) /

noun

a rare Eurasian plover, Eudromias morinellus, with reddish-brown underparts and white bands around the head and neck

Australian any similar and related bird, esp of the genus Charadrius

dialect a person who is foolish or easily duped

Word Origin for dotterel

C15 dotrelle; see dote

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单词	dotterel
释义	dotterel [ dot-er-uhl ] / ˈdɒt ər əl / noun any of several plovers usually inhabiting upland areas, especially Eudromias morinellus, of Europe and Asia. British Dialect. a silly, stupid person, especially one who is easily duped. Also dot·trel [do-truhl]. /ˈdɒ trəl/. Origin of dotterel First recorded in 1400–50, dotterel is from the late Middle English word dotrelle.See dote, -rel Words nearby dotterel dot-matrix printer, dot product, dot-sequential, dotted, dotted line, dotterel, dot the i's and cross the t's, Dottie, dottle, dotty, doty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dotterel We have seen eggs of the Dotterel that had been taken on the Cumberland mountains in June. Among the Birds in Northern Shires\|Charles Dixon Last night we had dotterel and sandpipers for dinner, this morning greenshanks, which are very good birds indeed. Three in Norway\|James Arthur Lees One day I managed to get six brace of ptarmigan and some dotterel—and very pretty birds they were. Twenty-Six Years Reminiscences of Scotch Grouse Moors\|William Alexander Adams The Dotterel (Pluvialis morinellus) is a little larger than a Blackbird. Reptiles and Birds\|Louis Figuier The thin pipe of the dotterel fell into the darkness beyond the shallows where the sea-mist lay. Pharais and The Mountain Lovers\|Fiona Macleod British Dictionary definitions for dotterel dotterel dottrel / (ˈdɒtrəl) / noun a rare Eurasian plover, Eudromias morinellus, with reddish-brown underparts and white bands around the head and neck Australian any similar and related bird, esp of the genus Charadrius dialect a person who is foolish or easily duped Word Origin for dotterel C15 dotrelle; see dote Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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