ringed plover


noun
  1. any of several cosmopolitan plovers of the genus Charadrius, especially C. hiaticula, brownish above and white below with a black band around the breast.

Origin of ringed plover

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First recorded in 1775–85

Words Nearby ringed plover

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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 Smith
  • The beautiful little ringed plover, or sea-lark, is another of our breeding species.

    Poachers and Poaching | John Watson
  • Although not uncommon, the ringed plover is somewhat locally distributed, which may also be said of the Kentish plover.

    Poachers and Poaching | John Watson
  • The little ringed plover is an exceedingly rare British bird, and is like our own ringed plover in miniature.

    Poachers and Poaching | John Watson
  • Of the wading birds that haunt these lochs mention may be made of the Oyster-catcher and the ringed plover.

British Dictionary definitions for ringed plover

ringed plover

noun
  1. 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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