Dotterel

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdÉ’tɹəl/

Full definition of dotterel

Noun

1. Any of various small birds in the plover family Charadriidae, and sometimes used interchangeably with "plover".
2. A gullible fool.

Derived terms

• Black-fronted Dotterel, Elseyornis melanops
• Eurasian Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus
• Hooded Dotterel, Thinornis rubricollis
• Inland Dotterel, ''Charadrius australis
• Red-kneed Dotterel, Erythrogonys cinctus
• Shore Dotterel, Thinornis novaeseelandiae
• Tawny-throated Dotterel, Oreopholus ruficollis

Adjective

1. decayed
• Aschamsome old dotterel trees