DOTTEREL


Meaning of DOTTEREL in English

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

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