Killdeer

pronunciation

How to pronounce Killdeer in British English: UK [ 'kɪldɪə]word uk audio image

How to pronounce Killdeer in American English: US [ 'kɪlˌdɪr] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry

Word Origin

killdeer (n.)
also killdee, 1731, American English, species of North American ring-plover, the name imitative of its cry.