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ringed plover
noun
- any of several cosmopolitan plovers of the genus Charadrius, especially C. hiaticula, brownish above and white below with a black band around the breast.
ringed plover
noun
- a European shorebird, Charadrius hiaticula , with a greyish-brown back, white underparts with a black throat band, and orange legs: family Charadriidae (plovers)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ringed plover1
First recorded in 1775–85
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Example Sentences
The Ringed Plover is another bird which loves the sandy, pebbly margin of the sea.
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The beautiful little ringed plover, or sea-lark, is another of our breeding species.
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Although not uncommon, the ringed plover is somewhat locally distributed, which may also be said of the Kentish plover.
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The little ringed plover is an exceedingly rare British bird, and is like our own ringed plover in miniature.
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Of the wading birds that haunt these lochs mention may be made of the Oyster-catcher and the Ringed Plover.
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