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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Origin of plover

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

Words nearby plover

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

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

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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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