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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Killdee \Kill"dee`\, Killdeer \Kill"deer`\, n. [So named from its notes.] (Zo["o]l.) A small American plover ({[AE]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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: killdeer n : American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry [syn: {kildeer}, {killdeer plover}, {Charadrius vociferus}] 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
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