killdeer-plover
noun
an American plover, Charadrius vociferus, having two black bands around the upper breast.
Also called killdeer plover.
Origin:
1725–35, Americanism; imitative
1725–35, Americanism; imitative
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killdeer (ˈkɪlˌdɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -deer, -deers | |
| a large brown-and-white North American plover, Charadrius vociferus, with two black breast bands and a noisy cry | |
| [C18: of imitative origin] | |
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killdeer
1731, Amer.Eng., species of North American ring-plover, the name imitative of its cry.
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