plover
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- noun
- /ˈploʊvər/
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- American golden plover.
- Kentish plover
- piping plover
- golden plover
I switched the amber hue of lager on my tongue and ponder the drilling rigs in the Gulf of Alaska and all the oil painted plovers.
- I switched the amber hue of lager on my tongue and ponder the drilling rigs in the Gulf of Alaska and all the oil painted plovers.
Examples
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The swallow may fly south with the sun, or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land.
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To find out how Kentish plover parents resolve this conflict, we need to observe families for weeks.
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PHOTO: The American golden plover winters on South American grasslands.
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We often concentrate our observations on piping plovers because they are endangered and their numbers have dropped drastically.
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PHOTO: A piping plover nesting on the New Jersey shore relies on shell-strewn sand for camouflage.
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Nestled in the protective beach grass, a piping plover incubates four mottled tan-and-black eggs.
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New bird species included robins, wrens, plovers, sandpipers, cranes, and Lapland longspurs, as well as some sightings of parakeets.
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The piping plover is often seen running along the shoreline searching for small invertebrates.
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During spring, the plover returns to the sandy beaches to breed and lay its eggs.
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Conservation efforts have focused on protecting the habitat of the endangered plover species.
Synonyms
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A bird that lives by the sea and searches mud or sand for food
A bird that walks in shallow water at the sea edge to find food
Compounds
A medium-sized North American bird with a loud, repeating cry that lives near ponds and fields
- Australian
A long-legged black and white bird that walks in shallow water in ponds or marshes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plover comes from Old French pluvier, which comes from Latin pluvia 'rain'. People probably saw these birds near wet shores or before rain, so the name helps you remember that a plover is a shore bird often found in wet places.