plover

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Any of various wading birds of the family Charadriidae
{n} a bird of several species
A plover is a bird with a rounded body, a short tail, and a short beak that is found by the sea or by lakes. Any of about 36 species (family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes) of plump-breasted shorebirds found almost worldwide. Plovers are 6-12 in. (15-30 cm) long and have long wings, longish legs, a short neck, and a straight, short bill. Many species are plain brown, gray, or sandy above and whitish below. Others, including the golden and black-bellied plovers, are finely patterned above and black below in breeding season. Many species run along the shoreline, snapping up small aquatic invertebrates. They have a melodious whistled call. Both parents incubate the two to five eggs and care for the young. See also killdeer
Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridæ, and especially those belonging to the subfamily Charadrinsæ
They are prized as game birds
various wading birds of the family Charadriidae
{i} type of shorebird, type of bird that lives near the seashore
Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover (Dromas ardeola); the American upland, plover (Bartramia longicauda); and other species of sandpipers
any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
American golden plover
A type of bird, Pluvialis dominica
Norfolk plover
the stone-curlew
black-bellied plover
An arctic bird, Pluvialis squatarola, also known as the grey plover
goggle-eyed plover
the stone-curlew
golden plover
Eurasian golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
golden plover
American golden plover, Pluvialis dominic
golden plover
Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva
green plover
the lapwing
ringed plover
A small plover, Charadrius hiaticula, that has a black neckband
white-crowned plover
a bird, a medium-sized wader, which despite its name is a lapwing rather than a typical plover
golden plover
plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots
norfolk plover
The stone curlew
piping plover
small plover of eastern North America
plovers
plural of plover
ringed plover
A plump species of plover (Charadrius hiaticula) that breeds in northern regions of the world
sea plover
The black-bellied plover
semipalmated plover
A small plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) that breeds in the arctic New World and has a web between the middle and inner toes
snowy plover
A small plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) of the western United States and Mexico, generally yellowish gray above and snowy white below and on the sides of the head
plover

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    Etymologie

    [ 'pl&-v&r, 'plO- ] (noun.) 14th century. From Anglo-Norman plover, pluvier, Old French plovier, from Late Latin plovarious, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia (“rain”).
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