Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DOTTEREL
n.The name of different species of fowls, of the genus Charadrius and the grallic order; as the Alexandrine dotterel, the ringed dotterel, and the Morinellus; also, the turnstone or sea dotterel, a species of the genus Tringa.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DOTTEREL
Dot "ter *el, a. Etym: [Cf. Dottard. ]
Defn: Decayed. "Some old dotterel trees." [Obs. ] Ascham.
DOTTEREL
Dot "ter *el, n. Etym: [From Dote, v. i.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias, or Charadrius, morinellus ). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler. In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird playeth the ape in gestures. Bacon.
Note: The ringed dotterel (or ring plover ) is Charadrius hiaticula.
2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. Barrow.
New American Oxford Dictionary
dotterel
dot ter el |ˈdätərəl ˈdɑtrəl | ▶noun ( pl. same or dotterels ) a small plover with a brown streaked back and a chestnut or buff belly with black below. Dotterels breed in mountainous areas and in the tundra. [Genus Eudromias, family Charadriidae: two species, esp. the Eurasian E. morinellus, which is noted for its tameness. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from dote (so named because it is easily caught ) + -rel. Compare with dodo .
Oxford Dictionary
dotterel
dotterel |ˈdɒt (ə )r (ə )l | ▶noun ( pl. same or dotterels ) a small plover with a brown streaked back and a chestnut or buff belly with black below, breeding in mountainous areas and in the tundra. ●Genus Eudromias, family Charadriidae: two species. • [ with modifier ] Austral. /NZ any small plover, especially one of the genus Charadrius. ORIGIN Middle English: from dote (so named because it is easily caught ) + -rel. Compare with dodo .
Duden Dictionary
Dotter
Dot ter Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, Neutrum , der oder das |D o tter |der, auch: das Dotter; Genitiv: des Dotters, Plural: die Dotter mittelhochdeutsch toter, althochdeutsch totoro, vielleicht eigentlich = Zitterer, nach der gallertartigen Beschaffenheit 1 Zoologie in tierischen Eizellen enthaltene nährende Substanz für den Keimling der Embryo nährt sich vom Dotter 2 vom Eiweiß umgebene gelbe, kugelige Masse des Vogeleis, besonders des Hühnereis; Eigelb den Dotter vom Eiweiß trennen
Dotterblume
Dot ter blu me Substantiv, feminin , die |D o tterblume | Kurzwort für: Sumpfdotterblume
dottergelb
dot ter gelb Adjektiv |d o ttergelb |kräftig gelb wie der Dotter des Hühnereis ein dottergelber Kissenbezug
Dottersack
Dot ter sack Substantiv, maskulin Zoologie , der |D o ttersack |den Dotter umhüllendes Organ bei Embryonen von Wirbeltieren
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