Killdeer

Quick meaning: Killdeer is a noun meaning A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest.

Meaning

A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest.

Example Sentences

A kill-deer, flying so low as to dip its wings, ever and anon alighted on the margin, its stilt-like legs half submerged as it ran hither and thither, now and then bending to dig in the sand with its long slender bill.

Word Forms

• killdeers
• kildeer
• killdee
• kill-deer

Synonyms for killdeer

Depending on context, synonyms include kildeer.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include kildeer, plover, kill-deer, killdee, kildee, groundling.

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