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dot·ter·el
noun
or dot·trel \ˈdäd.ərəl, -ätərəl, -ä.trəl\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English dotrelle, from doten to dote + -erelle (as in cokerelle cockerel) — more at dote, cockerel
1. sometimes plural dotterel or dottrel : a plover (Charadrius morinellus) of Europe and Asia formerly common in England; also : any of various congeners chiefly of eastern Asia, Australia, and So. America that are highly regarded as table birds
2. Britain : a stupid foolish person : dotard |