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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: dotterel, -dotterel-
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WordNet (3.0)
dotterel(n) rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia, Syn. dotrel, Eudromias morinellus, Charadrius morinellus

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Dotterel

a. [ Cf. Dottard. ] Decayed. “Some old dotterel trees.” [ Obs. ] Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dotterel

n. [ From Dote, v. i. ] 1. (Zool.) A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias morinellus, syn. Charadrius morinellus). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler. [ 1913 Webster ]

In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird playeth the ape in gestures. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The ringed dotterel (or ring plover) is Charadrius hiaticula. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sea dotterel

(Zool.) The turnstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary
睢鸠[suī jiū, ㄙㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄡ,   /  ] plover (Charadrius morinellus); dotterell [Add to Longdo]

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