dotterel

Meaning

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

Synonyms

dotrel

Charadrius morinellus

Eudromias morinellus

dotard

plover

Translations

pluvier guignard

Mornellregenpfeifer

pluvier

charadrius morinellus

piviere tortolino

Charadrius morinellus

Charadrius morinellus

Eudromias morinellus

Charadius morinellus

morinelplevier

lobbes

sukkel

dağ yağmur kuşu

corriol pit-roig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɒtɹəl/

Etymology

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