Killdeer

noun

/ˈkɪldɪə/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to distract interlopers from the nest.

Synonyms

charadrius vociferus kildeer killdeer plover plover kill-deer killdee kildee ringed plover kentish plover groundling quail dove quail-dove

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