Killdeer
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
7 more languages
العربيةالزقزاق - طائر
Suomiamerikantylli
Gaeilgefeadóg ghlórach
Nederlandskilldeerplevier
Portuguêsborrelho-de-dupla-coleira
Русскийкрикли́вый зуёк
Svenskaskrikstrandpipare
Examples
“A kill-deer, flying so low as to dip its wings, ever and anon alighted on the margin, its stilt-like legs half submerged as it ran hither and thither, now and then bending to dig⟳ in the sand with its long slender bill.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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