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Definition of Dotterel
1. Noun. Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia.
Generic synonyms: Plover
Group relationships: Charadrius, Genus Charadrius
Definition of Dotterel
1. a. Decayed.
2. n. A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias, or Charadrius, morinellus). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler.
Definition of Dotterel
1. Noun. A name given to various small birds in the plover family Charadriidae, and sometimes used interchangeably with "plover". ¹
2. Noun. A gullible fool. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dotterel
1. a shore bird [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dotterel
1.
Decayed. "Some old dotterel trees."
Origin: Cf. Dottard.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Dotterel
Literary usage of Dotterel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A history of British birds by Francis Orpen Morris (1855)
"dotterel PLOVER. Charadrius morinellus, PENNANT. MONTAGU. ... The dotterel has
acquired the character of being a foolish bird, and hence its English name ..."
2. Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and Their Eggs by Henry Leonard Meyer (1848)
"THE Ring dotterel is indigenous in Great Britain, and very generally ... In every
country the Ring dotterel frequents the borders of seas, lakes, ..."
3. The Sportsman's Library by John Mills (1845)
"dotterel. The dotterel is common in various parts of this country, though in some
... The Ring dotterel, Ring Plover, or Sea Lark, is to be found in all the ..."
4. Birds of Great Britain and Ireland: Parts 1-4 by William Jardine (1866)
"Linn., Qc—Grand pluvier a collier, Temm.—Ringed Plover or dotterel, Sea Lark of
British authors. ..."
5. Catalogue of the Cases of Birds in the Dyke Road Museum, Brighton: Giving a by Edward Thomas Booth (1876)
"RING dotterel. Case 179. The present species is common all round our coasts, ...
9 INTERMEDIATE RING dotterel. Case 180. A diminutive form of the Ring ..."
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