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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dotterel
dotterel
n : rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia [syn:
dotrel,
Charadrius morinellus
,
Eudromias morinellus]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dotterel
Dotterel
\Dot"ter*el\, a. [Cf.
Dottard.]
Decayed.
“Some old dotterel trees.” [Obs.] --Ascham.
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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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