"kildee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kildees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kildee (plural kildees)
  1. Alternative form of killdeer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: killdeer
    Sense id: en-kildee-en-noun-Zi90m09p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1964, John Hendrix, If I Can Do It Horseback: A Cow-Country Sketchbook, page 23",
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