dotterel

noun

dot·​ter·​el ˈdä-tə-rəl 

ˈdä-trəl

: a Eurasian plover (Eudromias morinellus) formerly common in England

also : any of various related plovers chiefly of eastern Asia, Australia, and South America

Word History

Etymology

Middle English dotrelle, irregular from doten to dote

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above