- plover plov·er n
- ['plʌvə(r)]
piviere m
ringed plover — corriere m grosso
golden plover — piviere dorato
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plover plov·er n
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Plover — Plov er, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plover's page — Plover Plov er, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plov|er — «PLUHV uhr, PLOH vuhr», noun, plural ers or (collectively) er. 1. a small shore bird with a short bill, a tail like that of a pigeon, and long, pointed wings. The killdeer and the golden plover are two kinds. 2. any one of several related birds… … Useful english dictionary
plover — plov|er [ˈplʌvə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: Vulgar Latin pluviarius, from Latin pluvia rain ] a small bird that lives near the sea … Dictionary of contemporary English
plover — plov|er [ plʌvər ] noun count a small bird with long legs that lives near water … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plover — plov•er [[t]ˈplʌv ər, ˈploʊ vər[/t]] n. 1) orn any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae, of worldwide distribution, having a thick neck, compact body, and a pigeonlike beak 2) orn any of various similar shorebirds • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
Bastard plover — Plover Plov er, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blackbellied plover — Plover Plov er, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blackbreasted plover — Plover Plov er, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bull-head plover — Plover Plov er, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
golden plover — Plover Plov er, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See {Float}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
