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| dot·ter·el [ dóttrəl ] (plural dot·ter·els or dot·ter·el) or dot·trel [ dóttrəl ] (plural dot·trels or dot·trel) |
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reddish brown bird: a reddish brown bird of the plover family with white markings on the head and neck. Native to: Europe, Asia. Latin name Eudromias morinellus.
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| [15th century. <dote + -rel (< Old French -erel); because the plover is easy to catch] |
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