| NOUN | animal | Charadrius melodus, piping plover | small plover of eastern North America |
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| Meaning | small plover of eastern North America. | |
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| Synonym | piping plover | |
| Member of | Charadrius, genus Charadrius | type genus of the Charadriidae |
| Broader | plover | Any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings |
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