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1. (n.) dotterel
any of several plovers usu. inhabiting upland areas, esp. Eudromias morinellus, of Europe and Asia.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME dotrelle. See dote , -rel)
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1. (noun) dotterel, dotrel, Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus
rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
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1. (adj) dotterel
decayed
2. (verb) dotterel
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
3. (verb) dotterel
a silly fellow; a dupe; a gull
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