killdeer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: killdeer	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for killdeer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
killdeer n American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry Synonym(s): killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Killdee \Kill"dee`\, Killdeer \Kill"deer`\, n. [So named from its notes.] (Zo[94]l.) A small American plover ({[92]gialitis vocifera}). Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and band across the breast, black.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Killdeer, ND (city, FIPS 42700) Location: 47.36543 N, 102.75270 W Population (1990): 722 (367 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58640