Definition of dotterel Dotterel
dot•ter•el
We found 7 definitions of dotterel from 4 different sources.
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What does dotterel mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: dotterels |
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| dotterel - rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia | ||
| dotrel, Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus | ||
| plover any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dotterel (Noun)
Any of various small birds in the plover family Charadriidae, and sometimes used interchangeably with "plover". - dotterel (Noun)
A gullible fool.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dotterel (a.)
Decayed. - dotterel (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. - dotterel (v. i.)
A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull.
Part of speech
🔤- dotterel, noun, singular of dotterels.
