killdeer
killdeer
Definition
☆ kill·deer (kil′dir′)
noun pl. -·deers′ or -·deer′
a medium-sized North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a high, piercing cry, that nests in open fields, on beaches, etc.
Etymology: echoic of its cry
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