KILLDEER

killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus

(noun) American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Imitative of the bird's call.

Noun

killdeer (plural killdeers or killdeer)

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

Anagrams

• rekilled

Source: Wiktionary

Kill"dee`, Kill"deer`, n. Etym: [So named from its notes.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small American plover (Ægialitis vocifera).

Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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