snowy plover

noun

a small plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, mainly of the U.S. and Mexico, having a white breast and sand-colored upper parts.

Also called Kentish plover .

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How to use snowy plover in a sentence

Charadrius alexandrinus tenuirostris (Lawrence): snowy plover.
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The snowy plover is quite common from northern California to Mexico.
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