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plover

[ pluhv-er, ploh-ver ]
/ ˈplʌv ər, ˈploʊ vər /
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noun

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.

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RELATED WORDS

farrier, smithy, anvil, grouse, quail, curlew, partridge, pheasant, sandpiper, snipe, wildfowl, woodcock, shoer

Nearby words

ploughman's spikenard, ploughshare, ploughstaff, plouk, plovdiv, plover, plow, plow back, plow into, plow steel, plow under

Origin of plover

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French plovier rainbird < Vulgar Latin *pluviārius. See pluvial, -er2
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British Dictionary definitions for plover

plover

/ (ˈplʌvə) /

noun

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 ploverSee crocodile bird
green plover another name for lapwing

Word Origin for plover

C14: from Old French plovier rainbird, from Latin pluvia rain
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