dotterel

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.
2. A small brown-and-black bird of species Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family.
3. (Australia, New-Zealand) Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel.

Adj

decayed

Conceptes

corriol pit-roig

Sinònims

dotrel

Charadrius morinellus

Eudromias morinellus

dotard

plover

Traduccions

pluvier guignard

pluvier

charadrius morinellus

piviere tortolino

Charadrius morinellus

Charadrius morinellus

Eudromias morinellus

Charadius morinellus

morinelplevier

lobbes

sukkel

dağ yağmur kuşu

Mornellregenpfeifer

Eudromias morinellus

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈdɒtɹəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) + -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch.