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Definition of: plover
(pluv′ər, plō′vər) noun
1. A shore bird (family Charadriidae), especially of Charadrius or related genus, with long, pointed wings and a short tail, especially the American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica).
2. Any of certain related shore birds, as the ruddy turn-stone and the upland plover (Bartramia longicauda). [<AF, ult. <L pluvia rain]
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