Definitions for killdeerˈkɪlˌdɪər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
kill•deerˈkɪlˌdɪər(n.)(pl.)-deers, -deer.
a common New World plover of farmland and meadows, Charadrius vociferus, having two black bands around the upper breast.
Category: Ornithology
Origin of killdeer:
1725–35, Amer.; imit.
Princeton's WordNet
killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus(noun)
American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
Wiktionary
killdeer(Noun)
A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to distract interlopers from the nest.
Origin: Imitative of the bird's call.
Webster Dictionary
Killdeer(noun)
a small American plover (Aegialitis vocifera)
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