black-fronted dotterel

noun

A small species of wader, Thinornis melanops, endemic to Australia and New Zealand.

Meanings

nounblack-fronted dotterel (plural black-fronted dotterels)

plural black-fronted dotterels

  1. A small species of wader, Thinornis melanops, endemic to Australia and New Zealand.
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