Associations to the word «Killdeer»

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.

Dictionary definition

KILLDEER, noun. American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche