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plover

plo·ver

UK/ˈplʌvə/ US/ˈplʌvɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers

Origin

Inherited from Middle English plover, from Anglo-Norman plover, plovier, from Medieval Latin plovarius, pluviārius, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia (“rain”).

Phrases

  • American golden plover
  • Bartramina plover
  • bastard plover
  • beach plover
  • black-bellied plover
  • black-breasted plover
  • black-winged plover
  • blacksmith plover

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