beetlehead
Americannoun
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The black-bellied plover or beetlehead, which occurred along the Atlantic seaboard in great numbers years ago, is now seen only as a straggler.
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by Hornaday, William Temple
"We will perform an autopsy," Hitler's grandson says, and turns to another beetlehead.
From Operation Earthworm by Archibald, Joe
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