English > plover: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | Any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers. |
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| Member of | Charadriidae, family Charadriidae | plover family |
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| Narrower | dotterel, dotrel, Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus | Rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia |
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| golden plover | plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots |
| killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus | American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry |
| lapwing, green plover, peewit, pewit | large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs |
| piping plover, Charadrius melodus | small plover of eastern North America |
| turnstone | migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food |
| Broader | shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird | Any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries |
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| Spanish | chorlitejo, chorlito, chorlo |
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| Catalan | corriol |
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