dotterel
IPA: dˈɑtɝʌɫ
noun
- A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.
- A small brown-and-black bird, Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family.
- (Australia, New Zealand) Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel.
adjective
- decayed
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Examples of "dotterel" in Sentences
- The Dotterel has long been considered tame and unsuspecting.
- Gulls and dotterels nest on the shingle barrier of the eastern side.
- It is the only place in the area where Banded Dotterel nest on the open sand.