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dotterel

DEFINITIONS OF: dotterel

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n rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia

Synonyms:
Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus, dotrel
Type of:
plover
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
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