dotterel
15th century. From dote + -rel. Pronunciation
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15th century. From dote + -rel. Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈdɒtɹəl/
dotterel (plural dotterels)
- A gullible fool.
- Any of various small birds in the plover family Charadriidae; sometimes used interchangeably with plover.
- (gullible fool) dotard, dote; see also Thesaurus:fool
- Portuguese: borrelho
- Russian: ржа́нка
- Spanish: chorlito carambolo
dotterel
- decayed
- some old dotterel trees
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