teru-tero

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a South American lapwing with a conspicuous crest, a sharp alarm call, and a spur at the bend of each wing

   A teru-tero called loudly as the riders approached its nest on the plain.

Borrowed through Spanish terutero from Guarani teruteru, an imitative name echoing the bird's repeated alarm call. Darwin used the hyphenated spelling teru-tero for the South American lapwing.

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