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Eudromias morinellus (gcide) | Dotterel \Dot"ter*el\, 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.
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In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird
playeth the ape in gestures. --Bacon.
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Note: The ringed dotterel (or ring plover) is {Charadrius
hiaticula}.
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2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. --Barrow.
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eudromias morinellus (wn) | Eudromias morinellus
n 1: rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia [syn: dotterel,
dotrel, Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus] |
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Eudromias morinellus (gcide) | Dotterel \Dot"ter*el\, 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.
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In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird
playeth the ape in gestures. --Bacon.
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Note: The ringed dotterel (or ring plover) is {Charadrius
hiaticula}.
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2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. --Barrow.
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