plover
any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae.: Compare dotterel (def. 1), killdeer, lapwing.
any of various similar shorebirds, as the upland plover and other sandpipers.
Origin of plover
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How to use plover in a sentence
It is interesting to notice a resemblance between this huge bird and our English wild duck or plover.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneSeveral yellow-legged plover were shot along the banks, but no attempt was made to bag ducks, as it was their breeding season.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonA low call came from a brooding curlew, a faint sigh from a plover, and the wild rasping cry of a lapwing greeted them overhead.
The Underworld | James C. WelshThe common tern and the greater sand-plover nested on the shingly islands in the river.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryAgain the plover's notes, this time in the field immediately behind; repeated, too, in the field on the right hand.
The Hills and the Vale | Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for plover
/ (ˈplʌvə) /
any shore bird of the family Charadriidae, typically having a round head, straight bill, and large pointed wings: order Charadriiformes
any of similar and related birds, such as the Egyptian plover and the upland plover: See crocodile bird
green plover another name for lapwing
Origin of plover
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