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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry;
[syn: killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Killdee \Kill"dee`\, Killdeer \Kill"deer`\, n. [So named from its notes.] (Zool.) A small American plover (Charadrius vociferus, formerly Aegialitis vocifera) of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry. The adult has two black bands around the neck and upper breast, but the young chick has only the breast band. It ranges from Canada to Mexico and the West Indies. Syn: kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

killdeer n 1: American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry [syn: killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Killdeer, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 713 Housing Units (2000): 351 Land area (2000): 0.947235 sq. miles (2.453327 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.947235 sq. miles (2.453327 sq. km) FIPS code: 42700 Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38 Location: 47.370081 N, 102.755046 W ZIP Codes (1990): 58640 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Killdeer, ND Killdeer