dottrel

n1. (Animals) a rare Eurasian plover, Eudromias morinellus, with reddish-brown underparts and white bands around the head and neck2. (Animals) Austral any similar and related bird, esp of the genus Charadrius3. dialect a person who is foolish or easily duped[C15 dotrelle; see dote]

dot•ter•el

(ˈdɒt ər əl)

also dot•trel

(ˈdɒ trəl)

n. any of several plovers usu. inhabiting upland areas, esp. Eudromias morinellus, of Europe and Asia. [1400–50; late Middle English dotrelle. See dote, -rel]

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Noun

dotterel - rare plover of upland areas of EurasiaCharadrius morinellus, dotrel, Eudromias morinellusplover - any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipersCharadrius, genus Charadrius - type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers

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pluvier

dotterel

, dottrel1. a rare Eurasian plover, Eudromias morinellus, with reddish-brown underparts and white bands around the head and neck 2. Austral any similar and related bird, esp of the genus Charadrius

Dotterel

(Eudromias morinellus), also dottrel, a bird of the family Charadriidae of the suborder Charadrii. The body length is about 25 cm. The plumage is mottled—black with red and white. The dotterel is distributed in the rocky polar tundras of Europe and Asia, as well as in the mountainous tundras of Northern and Central Europe, the Urals, and Siberia. A migratory bird, it winters in Africa and Southwest Asia. The dotterel nests on the ground. A clutch usually contains three eggs (less commonly two or four), which usually are incubated only by the male for 22 to 25 days. The young are usually reared by the male. The dotterel feeds on crowberries and on insects and other invertebrates.

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also dot•trel

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Synonyms for dotterel

noun rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia

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