Definitions for: Plover


[n] any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers



Webster (1913) Definition: 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
belonging to the family Charadrid[ae], and especially
those belonging to the subfamily Charadrins[ae]. They
are prized as game birds.

2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied,
or blackbreasted, plover} (Charadrius squatarola) of
America and Europe; -- called also gray plover,
bull-head plover, Swiss plover, sea plover, and
oxeye; the golden plover (see under Golden); the
ring or ringed plover ([AE]gialitis hiaticula). See
Ringneck. The piping plover ({[AE]gialitis
meloda}); Wilson's plover ([AE]. Wilsonia); the
mountain plover ([AE]. montana); and the
semipalmated plover ([AE]. semipalmata), are all
small American species.

Bastard plover (Zo["o]l.), the lapwing.

Long-legged, or yellow-legged, plover. See Tattler.


Plover's page, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]

Rock plover, or Stone plover, the black-bellied plover.
[Prov. Eng.]

Whistling plover.
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied plover.

See Also: Charadriidae, Charadrius melodus, Charadrius morinellus, Charadrius vociferus, dotrel, dotterel, Eudromias morinellus, family Charadriidae, golden plover, green plover, kildeer, killdeer, killdeer plover, lapwing, limicoline bird, peewit, pewit, piping plover, shore bird, shorebird, turnstone

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