semipalmated plover

noun

1. a New World plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, having a black ring around the chest and semipalmate feet, inhabiting beaches and salt marshes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of semipalmated plover¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

They associate freely with the smaller sandpipers, least, and semipalmated, or with the semipalmated plover and turnstones.

From Project Gutenberg