dotterel vs moldering

dotterel

adj
  • decayed 

noun
  • A small brown-and-black bird, Charadrius morinellus, of the plover family. 

  • A gullible fool, especially an elderly person with impaired faculties. 

  • Any of various small birds of Australasia thought to resemble the Eurasian dotterel. 

moldering

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