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Noun: killdeer  'kil,deer
  1. American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
    - kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus

Derived forms: killdeers

Type of: plover

Part of: Charadrius, genus Charadrius

Encyclopedia: Killdeer, Saskatchewan