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black-bellied plover
[ blak-bel-eed ]
/ ˈblækˌbɛl id /
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noun
a large plover, Pluvialis squatarola, of both the New and Old Worlds, having black underparts when in nuptial plumage.
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Origin of black-bellied plover
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby black-bellied plover
black bean, black bear, Blackbeard, black beauty, blackbeetle, black-bellied plover, blackbelly rosefish, black belt, blackberry, blackberry lily, black bile
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