killdeers

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A form of killdeer — 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.

Scrabble 14

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noun
  1. pluralplural of killdeer

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APA

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