Charadrius melodus

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Charadrius melodus - small plover of eastern North America

piping plover

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

Charadrius, genus Charadrius - type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers

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Charadrius genus Charadrius piping plover plover			Piping plovers, Charadrius melodus, were so named for their melodious singing ability. Plight of the plover by Fackelmann, Kathy A. / Science News			characterisic function Characterism characteristic characteristic actuation probability characteristic actuation width characteristic curve characteristic detection probability characteristic detection width characteristic function characteristic root of a square matrix Characteristical characteristically Characteristics, National characterization characterize characterized characterless characterology charactery charade charades Charadrii Charadriidae Charadriiformes Charadrius Charadrius melodus Charadrius morinellus Charadrius vociferus Charales charanga charango charas Charbocle Charbon charbroil charcoal Charcoal blacks charcoal burner Charcoal drawing charcoal gray charcoal grey Charcoal point charcoal-burner charcoal-gray charcoal-grey charcoalist Charcot Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease charcuterie chard chard plant			Characters Per Second in Typing Characters Per Second in Typing charactery Charactron Charactron tube charade charade charade charade charades charades charades Charadriformes Charadriformes Charadrii Charadrii Charadriidae Charadriidae Charadriiform Charadriiform Charadriiform Charadriiformes Charadriiformes Charadriiformes Charadriinae Charadriinae Charadrioidea Charadrius Charadrius hiaticula Charadrius hiaticula Charadrius melodus Charadrius morinellus Charadrius semipalmatus Charadrius vociferus Charadrius vociferus Charalea Charalea Charalean Charalean Charales Charales Charang charanga Charanga a la francesa charango charangos Charas Charas Charaxes jasius Charbocle Charbon Charbon Charbon Symptomatique Charbon Symptomatique Charbon Symptomatique Charbonnages de France Charbonnages de France Charbonnel Propreté et Services Charbray Charbray cattle charbroil

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