dotterel means decayed. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
dotterel is pronounced /ˈdɒtɹəl/.
Etymology
15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) + -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch.
adj
- decayed“some old dotterel trees”
noun
- A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties.“This poor dotterel, Sir Arthur, is playing fast and loose with me.”
- A small brown-and-black bird of species Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family.
- Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel.