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| plov·er [ plúvvər ] (plural plov·ers or plover) |
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1. wading bird: a shorebird that has a short beak and tail and long pointed wings. Family Charadriidae.
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2. bird similar to plover: a bird that resembles a plover but is in a different family, e.g. an Egyptian plover
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman< assumed Vulgar Latin pluviarius< Latin pluvia "rain" (see pluvial); because it lives near water] |
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