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plover
n.
type of shorebird, type of bird that lives near the seashore
Plover
Plovers ( or ) are a widely distributed group of
wading birds belonging to the
subfamily Charadriinae.
plover
Noun
1. any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
(hypernym) shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
(hyponym) piping plover, Charadrius melodus
(member-holonym) Charadriidae, family Charadriidae
Plover
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridae, and especially those belonging to the subfamily Charadrinsae. They are prized as game birds.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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