Plover /(?)/

Plov·er

Plover

n.
  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.)
  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