01 n. Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridæ, and especially those belonging to the subfamily Charadr…
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1.
Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridæ, and especially those belonging to the subfamily Charadrinsæ. They are prized as game birds.(Zool.)
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2.
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.(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Bastard plover —
the lapwing.
Long-legged plover —
See Tattler.
Plover's page —
the dunlin.
Rock plover —
the black-bellied plover.
Whistling plover —
The golden plover