| Plover (plover) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Plov"er |
| [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.] |
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.
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.
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