DOTTEREL


Meaning of DOTTEREL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdä-tə-rəl, ˈdä-trəl ]

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 South America

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