Plover Definition

plŭvər, plōvər
plovers
noun
Any of a worldwide family (Charadriidae) of shorebirds, having a short tail, long, pointed wings, a short, stout beak, and, usually, brown or gray feathers.
Webster's New World
Any of various similar birds.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Plover

Noun

Singular:
plover
Plural:
plovers

Origin of Plover

  • From Anglo-Norman plover, pluvier, Old French plovier, from Late Latin plovarius, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia (“rain").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Anglo-Norman from Vulgar Latin pluviārius from Latin pluvia rain pluvial

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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