plover
plover
[ˈplʌvə]
noun
[ˈplʌvə]
noun
- a short-billed gregarious wading bird, typically found by water but sometimes frequenting grassland, tundra, and mountains
鸻鸟 - Family Charadriidae (the plover family): several genera and numerous species, especially the ringed plovers (Charadrius), grey and golden plovers (Pluvialis), and lapwings (Vanellus)
鸻科：数属，众多种，尤指鸻属（拉丁名Charadrius），灰鸻和金鸻（拉丁名Pluvialis）以及麦鸡属（拉丁名Vanellus）
■used in names of similar birds in other families, e.g. crab plover
［用于其他科类似鸟类的名称中，如crab plover]
- Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin pluvia 'rain'
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