noun
or kil·deer ˈkilˌdi(ə)r, -iə
( plural killdeers or killdeer or kildeers or kildeer )
Etymology: imitative
: a plover ( Charadrius vociferus syn. Oxyechus vociferus ) found throughout temperate No. America and in southern areas in migration to So. America, being about 10 inches long, grayish brown above, ferruginous in the rump, and white below and with two black bands on the breast and neck, and having a much-repeated cry that is plaintive and penetrating
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