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Definition of plover

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Plover (n.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridae, and especially those belonging to the subfamily Charadrinsae. They are prized as game birds..

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Pratincole :: Pratincole (n.) Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidae, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail..

Beetlehead :: Beetlehead (n.) The black-bellied plover, or bullhead (Squatarola helvetica). See Plover..

Limicolae :: Limicolae (n. pl.) A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, curlew, etc. ; the Grallae..

Dotterel :: Dotterel (v. i.) A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias, / Charadrius, morinellus). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler..

Bullhead :: Bullhead (n.) The black-bellied plover (Squatarola helvetica); -- called also beetlehead.

Stone-hearted :: Stonehatch (n.) The ring plover, or dotterel..

Whew :: Whew (v. i.) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover..

Lapwing :: Lapwing (n.) A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or V. vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the plover's eggs of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea..

Papabote :: Papabote (n.) The upland plover.

Drome :: Drome (n.) The crab plover (Dromas ardeola), a peculiar North African bird, allied to the oyster catcher..

Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The golden plover and the gray plover.

Bullhead :: Bullhead (n.) The golden plover.

Sea Cock :: Sea cock () The black-bellied plover.

Stonerunner :: Stonerunner (n.) The ring plover, or the ringed dotterel..

Quaily :: Quaily (n.) The upland plover.

Ringlestone :: Ringlestone (n.) The ringed dotterel, or ring plover..

Sanderling :: Sanderling (n.) A small gray and brown sandpiper (Calidris arenaria) very common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called also curwillet, sand lark, stint, and ruddy plover..

Frostbird :: Frostbird (n.) The golden plover.

Dulwilly :: Dulwilly (n.) The ring plover.

Squeamish :: Squealer (n.) The American golden plover.