Associations to the word «Dotterel»

Wiktionary

DOTTEREL, noun. Any of various small birds in the plover family Charadriidae, and sometimes used interchangeably with "plover".
DOTTEREL, noun. A gullible fool.
DOTTEREL, adjective. Decayed

Dictionary definition

DOTTEREL, noun. Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia.

Wise words

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