The meaning of Dotterel and additional information.

Dotterel(a.) Decayed.

Dotterel(v. i.) A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias, / Charadrius, morinellus). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler.

Dotterel(v. i.) A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull.