KILLDEES

Noun

killdees

plural of killdee

Anagrams

• skellied, sledlike

Source: Wiktionary


KILLDEE

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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