dotterel
(AU, NZ) Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel.
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(AU, NZ) Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel.
“My first Dotterel in 4 years. 3ff & 2mm near Gamlingay. They turned up before I went away, and I wondered if they would hang on. As they did I thought I would have to go and have a look. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social #CambsBirds”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.
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A small brown-and-black bird of species , of the plover family.
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