ringed plover
any of several cosmopolitan plovers of the genus Charadrius, especially C. hiaticula, brownish above and white below with a black band around the breast.
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How to use ringed plover in a sentence
The ringed plover is another bird which loves the sandy, pebbly margin of the sea.
On the Seashore | R. Cadwallader SmithThe beautiful little ringed plover, or sea-lark, is another of our breeding species.
Poachers and Poaching | John WatsonAlthough not uncommon, the ringed plover is somewhat locally distributed, which may also be said of the Kentish plover.
Poachers and Poaching | John WatsonThe little ringed plover is an exceedingly rare British bird, and is like our own ringed plover in miniature.
Poachers and Poaching | John WatsonOf the wading birds that haunt these lochs mention may be made of the Oyster-catcher and the ringed plover.
Among the Birds in Northern Shires | Charles Dixon
British Dictionary definitions for ringed plover
a European shorebird, Charadrius hiaticula, with a greyish-brown back, white underparts with a black throat band, and orange legs: family Charadriidae (plovers)
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