1. plural of killdeer; North American shorebirds known for their distinctive call and broken-wing display to distract predators from their nests

Examples

• The killdeers nested in the gravel parking lot behind the store.
• We spotted several killdeers running along the muddy shoreline.
• The killdeers performed their famous broken-wing act when we got too close to their nest.
• Killdeers are common birds found in fields, parking lots, and near water.
• The killdeers' loud calls echoed across the empty baseball field.
• Two killdeers built their nest in the middle of the construction site.