dotterel
dotterel
[ˈdɒt(ə)r(ə)l]
noun
[ˈdɒt(ə)r(ə)l]
noun
- a small plover with a brown streaked back and a chestnut or buff belly with black below. Dotterels breed in mountainous areas and in the tundra
睢鸠，小嘴鸻 - Genus Eudromias, family Charadriidae: two species, especially the Eurasian E. morinellus, which is noted for its tameness
小嘴鸻属，鸻科：2种，尤指以驯服著称的欧亚大陆小嘴鸻
■[with modifier](Austral./NZ)any small plover, especially one of the genus Charadrius
(澳／新西兰)小鸻鸟（尤指鸻属鸟）
- Middle English: from dote (so named because it is easily caught) + -rel. Compare with dodo
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