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killdeer

The correct spelling is killdeer.

How to pronounce killdeer

noun

IPA: /ˈkɪldɪə/

Say it like: Kil-ldee-r

The correct spelling is killdeer. A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to distract interlopers from the nest.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A North American plover (Charadrius vociferus) with a distinctive cry and territorial behavior that includes feigning injury to distract interlopers from the nest.

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