killdeer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
    kildeer; Charadrius vociferus; killdeer plover.

WordNet

Kill"dee`, Kill"deer` noun (Also<
  • Killdee
  • Killdeer
)
Etymology
So named from its notes.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A small American plover (Ægialitis vocifera). ✍ It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.

Webster 1913