n.
Pronunciation: ' dä-t ə -r ə l, ' dä-tr ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English dotrelle, irregular from doten to dote
Date: 15th century
: a Eurasian plover ( Eudromias morinellus ) formerly common in England also : any of various related plovers chiefly of eastern Asia, Australia, and So. America