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Definition: Charadrius hiaticula
Dotterel
\Dot"ter*el\, n. [From
Dote, v. i.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A European bird of the Plover family
(
Eudromias morinellus, syn.
Charadrius morinellus). It
is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to
imitate the movements of the fowler.
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In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird
playeth the ape in gestures. --Bacon.
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Note: The ringed dotterel (or ring plover) is
Charadrius hiaticula
.
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2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. --Barrow.
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