1) Charadrius morinellus 2) Dotrel 3) Eudromias morinellus 4) Eurasian cousin of the plover 5) European shore bird 6) European shorebird 7) Plover
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1) Dotrel
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• (v. i.) A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias, / Charadrius, morinellus). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler. • (a.) Decayed. • (v. i.) A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull.
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any of several species of birds of the plover family, Charadriidae (order Charadriiformes), especially the Eurasian dotterel (Eudromias morinellus). ...
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Decayed. 'Some old dotterel trees.' ... Origin: Cf. Dottard. ... 1. <zoology> 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. 'In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird playeth the ape in gestures.' (Bacon) .....
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Dot'ter·el adjective [ Confer
Dottard .] Decayed. 'Some old
dotterel trees.' [ Obsolete]
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Dot'ter·el noun [ From
Dote ,
intransitive verb ]
1. (Zoology) 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. « In ca...
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The dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) is a bird of the Plover family, Charadridae, which breeds in the north of Europe, and returns to the south for the winter. In Scotland it appears in April and leaves in August, the young being-hatched in July, but comparatively few breed in the British Islands. It is found all over Europe and Northern Asia. The ...
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The USS Dotterel was an American Admirable Class minesweeper of 625 tons displacement launched in 1944. The USS Dotterel was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 14.5 knots and carried a complement of 104. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and four 40 mm anti-aircraft guns.
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[
n] - rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
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dotrel noun rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
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Bird
Eudromias morinellus of the plover family, in order Charadriiformes, nesting on high moors and tundra in Europe and Asia, and migrating south for the winter. About 23 cm/9 in long, its plumage is patterned with black, brown, and white in summer, duller in winter, but always with white eyebrows and breastband. The female ...
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any of several plovers usually inhabiting upland areas, esp. Eudromias morinellus, of Europe and Asia. · a silly, stupid person, esp. one who is easily duped.
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