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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈplʌvə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈplʌvɚ, ˈploʊvɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pluv′ər, plō′vər)

plov•er /ˈplʌvɚ, ˈploʊvɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Birdsa shorebird having a thick neck and a pigeonlike beak.

plov•er (pluv′ər, plō′vər),USA pronunciation n.

Birdsany of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Cf. dotterel (def. 1), killdeer, lapwing.
Birdsany of various similar shorebirds, as the upland plover and other sandpipers.

Vulgar Latin *pluviārius. See pluvial, -er²
Anglo-French; Old French plovier rainbird
Middle English 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

plover /ˈplʌvə/ n

any shore bird of the family Charadriidae, typically having a round head, straight bill, and large pointed wings: order Charadriiformes
green plover ⇒ another name for lapwing

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French plovier rainbird, from Latin pluvia rain

'plover' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

dotterel - green plover - killdeer - lapwing - ringed plover - wrybill - black-bellied plover - crab-plover - golden plover - grey plover - kibitz - upland sandpiper - wader - whaup - sanderling - semipalmated plover - shorebird

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