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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ring-plover, Ægialites hiaticula: so called from nesting on shingle. See cut under
Ægialites .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.), Prov. Eng. The ring plover, or dotterel.
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- noun UK, dialect The
ringed plover .
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bilby commented on the word stonehatch
You might not be able to get blood from a stone but would you settle for a dotterel chick?
February 7, 2024