dotterel C2+ Topic:Animals US /ˈdɑtərəl/ UK /ˈdɒtərəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a small migratory plover of upland and tundra habitats A pair of dotterel nested among the stones on the high moor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small migratory plover of... plover Word family Related forms dotedotard Etymology AI details From dote + -rel, named from the bird's reputed foolish tameness and ease of capture; literally 'a silly bird', from the sense of dote 'to be foolish'. doten Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Animals External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # dotterel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɑtərəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɒtərəl/ ## Meanings 1. a small migratory plover of upland and tundra habitats ## Examples - A pair of dotterel nested among the stones on the high moor. ## Synonyms - plover ## Related Forms - dote - dotard ## Roots and Affixes - Root: doten ## Etymology From dote + -rel, named from the bird's reputed foolish tameness and ease of capture; literally 'a silly bird', from the sense of dote 'to be foolish'. ## AI Etymology Dotterel is from dote + -rel, named from the bird's reputed foolish tameness and ease of capture; literally 'a silly bird', from the sense of dote 'to be foolish'. Important recorded forms include doten (Middle English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a small migratory plover of upland and tundra habitats. The wider family includes related words such as dote and dotard. ## Topics - Animals markdown