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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DOTTEREL

Dotrelle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DOTTEREL

dotterel  [ˈdɒtrəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOTTEREL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dotterel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOTTEREL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

dotterel

Eurasian dotterel

The Eurasian dotterel, or in Europe just dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. It breeds in the Arctic tundra of northern Eurasia, from Norway to eastern Siberia, and on suitable mountain plateaus such as the Scottish highlands and the Alps. It nests in a bare ground scrape and lays two to four eggs. This species is migratory, wintering in a narrow belt across north Africa from Morocco eastwards to Iran. Migration stopovers are traditional, and small parties of dotterels pass through each year at these usually inland arable or grassy sites. The winter habitat is semi-desert. This plover is smaller and more compact than European golden plover. It has a striking whitish supercilium in all plumages and has plain wings in flight. Adults in summer are unmistakable, with a chestnut breast bordered above with white, black belly and warm brown back. The legs are yellow, and the short bill is black. As with the phalaropes, the female is brighter than the male. The male dotterel generally is responsible for incubation and looks after the chicks.

Definition of dotterel in the English dictionary

The first definition of dotterel in the dictionary is a rare Eurasian plover, Eudromias morinellus, with reddish-brown underparts and white bands around the head and neck. Other definition of dotterel is any similar and related bird, esp of the genus Charadrius. Dotterel is also a person who is foolish or easily duped.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOTTEREL


ancestral
ænˈsɛstrəl
arbitral
ˈɑːbɪtrəl
astral
ˈæstrəl
austral
ˈɔːstrəl
cadastral
kəˈdæstrəl
central
ˈsɛntrəl
citral
ˈsɪtrəl
dottrel
ˈdɒtrəl
kestrel
ˈkɛstrəl
magistral
məˈdʒɪstrəl
mistral
ˈmɪstrəl
mitral
ˈmaɪtrəl
neutral
ˈnjuːtrəl
orchestral
ɔːˈkɛstrəl
perimetral
pəˈrɪmətrəl
petrol
ˈpɛtrəl
semestral
sɪˈmɛstrəl
spectral
ˈspɛktrəl
trimestral
traɪˈmestrəl
ventral
ˈvɛntrəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOTTEREL

dote
doter
doth
doting
dotingly
dotish
dotted
dotted line
dottel
dotter
dottier
dottiest
dottily
dottiness
dotting
dottle
dottled
dottrel
dotty
doty

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOTTEREL

becquerel
cheverel
cockerel
doggerel
haverel
hoggerel
horse mackerel
kerel
mackerel
pickerel
snake mackerel
Spanish mackerel
spotted mackerel

Synonyms and antonyms of dotterel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dotterel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOTTEREL

Find out the translation of dotterel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dotterel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dotterel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dotterel
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chorlito carambolo
570 millions of speakers

English

dotterel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूर्ख मनुष्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dotterel
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dotterel
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dotterel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোকা লোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pluvier guignard
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dotterel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dotterel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コバシチドリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dotterel
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dotterel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại chim chân cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dotterel
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Dotterel
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalinis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piviere tortolino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dotterel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dotterel
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dotterel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Βουνοσφυριχτής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lobbes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Dotterel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dotterel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dotterel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOTTEREL»

The term «dotterel» is regularly used and occupies the 93.601 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOTTEREL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dotterel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dotterel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dotterel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOTTEREL»

Discover the use of dotterel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dotterel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Birds: Poems
Dotterel Wild and impermanent as the sea-foam blown, the dotterel keeps its distance and runs alone. Bare beach, salt wind, its loved solitude, hold all that it asks of shelter and food. I saw its single egg dropped on the sand, with neither straw ...
Judith Wright, 2003
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Halcyon: Or, Rod-fishing with Fly, Minnow, and Worm
... Anglers who do not use them. Limerick hooks, No. 1 or 2. 81. The Dotterel and Yellow. Wings, from the inside of the dotterel's wing ; body, yellow silk, different shades according to the season. 82. Dotterel and Orange. Wings, as above; body , ...
Henry Wade, 1861
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Floodplain Wetland Biota in the Murray-Darling Basin: Water ...
There is little information about the roosting behaviour of the red-kneed dotterel, but it has been observed in the shade of bushes (Marchant and Higgins 1993) or floating and resting with grey teal (Maclean 1977). Breeding is undertaken on ...
Kerrylee Rogers, Timothy J. Ralph, 2011
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Feasting, Fowling and Feathers: A History of the ...
Many of the gunners who visited these Yorkshire hills in pursuit of Dotterel were gamekeepers, for whom Dotterel-shooting appeared to be an annual perk – and a valuable one, with prices of at least one shilling (c. £5 today) per bird.
Michael Shrubb, 2013
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
P7 (Botany )] UF Polypodium pellucidum BT Polypodium Dotted prints ( Engravings) BT Dots (Art) Engraving Stipple engraving Dotted silverside USE Atlantic silverside Dotten family (Not Subd Geog) RT Dutton family Dotterel USE Eurasian ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
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Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide
Other names: Red-capped Dotterel; Red-necked Plover; Sand-lark, for its familiarity and active behaviour (used by the 'Colonists of Swan River', Gould 1848); Kentish Plover, for its similarity to the previous closely related species. Charadrius ...
Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013
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A select collection of old plays [ed. by R. Dodsley].
Dotterel. Do not despair ; Some other woman may love thee as well : Come, thou hast worth, Barnet, as well as I. Barnet. Nay, nay, abuse not your poor friends; but , tell me, What dost thou think of young Artemia now? Dotterel. Of her ! a foolish ...
Select collection, John Payne Collier, Isaac Reed, 1826
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A select collection of old plays: in twelve volumes
Dotterel. Do not despair ; Some other woman may love thee as well : Come, thou hast worth, Barnet, as well as I. Barnet. Nay, nay, abuse not your poor friends; but , tell me, What dost thou think of young Artemia now? Dotterel. Of her ! a foolish ...
Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist, 1826
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The Plays of David Garrick: Garrick's own plays, 1740-1766
Enter Mrs. Dotterel and Ruffle. 150 daffodil. Dear Mrs. Dotterel, this is so obliging. (Aloud.) Ruffle, don't let a soul come near me. (Aside.) And harkee, don't leave us long together; and let everybody up that comes. ruffle. What a deal of trouble ...
David Garrick, Harry William Pedicord, Fredrick Louis Bergmann, 1980
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
A tottcr, stagger. Per. Tam Sinclair's taen sic a tout that he canna gang without a dotter (G.W.). [1. The duk dotcred t0 the ground, Sir Degret'flnl (c. 1400) 1109.] DOTTEREL,sb.' Sc. n.Cy. Cum. Yks. Lin. Nrf. \Vil. Also written dotteriltl n.Yks.l2 n1.
Joseph Wright

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOTTEREL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dotterel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pride of NZ: Pohutukawas' friend possums' implacable enemy
"In addition he has been instrumental with dog control on the beach which has seen a great increase in dotterel chick survival." Mr Thompson ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
2
Nature and nurture, island style
Close to Dobbins' heart, too, is the southern dotterel recovery project. The subspecies had been down to 62 birds, making them as rare as the ... «The Southland Times, Jul 15»
3
Biodiversity fund goes untouched
The area was valued by Kai Tahu, was used by banded dotterel, pied stilt and grey teal, and was significant habitat for inanga spawning. «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
4
Cat owners in denial over predation on wildlife
The New Zealand Dotterel is another endangered native threatened by predation and breeding disturbance. In daytime, cats take eggs from ... «The News Hub, Jun 15»
5
Adopt-a-spot of conservation heaven
... since regeneration of the island started in 1989, and native fauna have been re-introduced, including kiwi, banded rail, New Zealand dotterel, ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, May 15»
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Man airlifted to hospital after crash on A165 near Filey
The collision occurred at about 8am, on the A165 just north of the Dotterel Inn at Reighton. Dynamic Dart Advertisement. The two bikes collided ... «Scarborough Today, May 15»
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12-year-old Māori film-maker up for prestigious award
Narrated in te reo Māori, Tomairangi's film tells the story of the Tuturuatu (Shore Dotterel) and it's survival in Aotearoa. The film is among the 48 ... «Māori Television, May 15»
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Meowing marchers call for cats to stay
Recently, however, conservation groups have called for the cats' removal, saying they pose a threat to rare shorebirds such as the dotterel as ... «Northern Advocate, May 15»
9
Call for fast-tracked cycleways
The proposed cycleway could also disturb New Zealand's strongest population of dotterel at the southern end of the spit. The cycleway would ... «Gisborne Herald, May 15»
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Birdwatch: Fast flight of peregrines to city centre structures
... Wakefield and a red-rumped swallow over Beacon Ponds. Two pairs of dotterel were present on Danby Beacon on the North York Moors. «Yorkshire Post, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Dotterel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dotterel>. May 2024 ».
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