plover: Meaning and Definition of

plov•er

Pronunciation: (pluv'ur, plō'vur), [key]
— n.
  1. any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Cf.(def. 1),
  2. any of various similar shorebirds, as the upland plover and other sandpipers.
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