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killdeer

DEFINITIONS OF: killdeer

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n American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry

Synonyms:
Charadrius vociferus, kildeer, killdeer plover
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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