HyperDic: killdeer_plover

English > 1 sense of the expression killdeer plover:
NOUNanimalkilldeer plover, killdeer, kildeer, Charadrius vociferusAmerican plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
English > killdeer plover: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAmerican plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry.
Synonymskilldeer, kildeer, Charadrius vociferus
Member ofCharadrius, genus Charadriustype genus of the Charadriidae
BroaderploverAny of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings
Spanishcharadrius vociferus, chorlo
Catalancharadrius vociferus

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