dotterel

/ˈdɒtrəl/

词干

‘to be foolish; senile’

后缀

‘pejorative suffix’

15th century. From dote (“to be foolish; senile”) +‎ -rel (“pejorative suffix”). The bird is so named as it is easy to catch.

1A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties. [from 15th c.]
2A small brown-and-black bird of species Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family. [from 15th c.]
3Australia, New ZealandAny of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel. [from 19th c.]