Killdeer Definition

kĭldîr
killdeers
noun
A medium-sized North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a high, piercing cry, that nests in open fields, on beaches, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Killdeer

Noun

Singular:
killdeer
Plural:
killdeers

Origin of Killdeer

  • Probably imitative of its call

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Imitative of the bird's call.

    From Wiktionary

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KKIKIL

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