killdeer

n. [动] 小水鸟的一种(产于北美)

发音

US /ˈkɪldɪɹ/
UK /ˈkɪldɪə/

词形变化

killdeers 复数 killdeers

别名

kildee kildeer killdee kill-deer

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to attract predators and spare the young in the nest.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

kildeer

上位词 1

plover

词源

Imitative of the bird's call.

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