plov·er (pl v  r, pl vr)n. pl. plover or plov·ers 1. Any of various widely distributed wading birds of the family Charadriidae, having rounded bodies, short tails, and short bills. 2. Any of various similar or related birds. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Vulgar Latin *pluvi  rius, from Latin pluvia, rain; see pluvial.] |
plover [ˈplʌvə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any shore bird of the family Charadriidae, typically having a round head, straight bill, and large pointed wings: order Charadriiformes
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of similar and related birds, such as the Egyptian plover (see crocodile bird) and the upland plover
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)
green plover another name for lapwing
[from Old French plovier rainbird, from Latin pluvia rain]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  plover - any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpiperslimicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries Charadriidae, family Charadriidae - plover family Charadrius melodus, piping plover - small plover of eastern North America Charadrius vociferus, kildeer, killdeer, killdeer plover - American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry Charadrius morinellus, dotrel, dotterel, Eudromias morinellus - rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia golden plover - plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots turnstone - migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food |
plover noun
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