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crab-plover

American  
[krab-pluhv-er, -ploh-ver] / ˈkræbˌplʌv ər, -ˌploʊ vər /

noun

  1. a black and white wading bird, Dromas ardeola, of the northern and western shores of the Indian Ocean.

Etymology

Origin of crab-plover

So called from its diet

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