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

Plough Monday, ploughshare, ploughstaff, plouk, Plovdiv, plover, plow, plowback, plowboy, plow into, plowman

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How to use plover in a sentence

It is interesting to notice a resemblance between this huge bird and our English wild duck or plover.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
Several yellow-legged plover were shot along the banks, but no attempt was made to bag ducks, as it was their breeding season.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail|Arthur R. Thompson
A low call came from a brooding curlew, a faint sigh from a plover, and the wild rasping cry of a lapwing greeted them overhead.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh
The common tern and the greater sand-plover nested on the shingly islands in the river.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921|Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury

Again the plover's notes, this time in the field immediately behind; repeated, too, in the field on the right hand.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies

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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