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Meaning of "plover" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLOVER

From Old French plovier rainbird, from Latin pluvia rain.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLOVER

plover  [ˈplʌvə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLOVER

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Plover is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLOVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

plover

Plover

Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. There are about 66 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species. Plovers are found throughout the world, with the exception of the Sahara and the polar regions, and are characterised by relatively short bills. They hunt by sight, rather than by feel as longer-billed waders like snipes do. They feed mainly on insects, worms or other invertebrates, depending on habitat, which are obtained by a run-and-pause technique, rather than the steady probing of some other wader groups. The plover group of birds has a distraction display subcategorized as false brooding, pretending to change position, to sit on an imaginary nest site. A group of plovers may be referred to as a stand, wing, or congregation. A group of dotterels may be referred to as a trip.

Definition of plover in the English dictionary

The definition of plover in the dictionary is any shore bird of the family Charadriidae, typically having a round head, straight bill, and large pointed wings: order Charadriiformes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLOVER


bedcover
ˈbɛdkʌvə
cover
ˈkʌvə
discover
dɪˈskʌvə
glover
ˈɡlʌvə
hardcover
ˈhɑːdˌkʌvə
home-lover
ˈhəʊmˌlʌvə
lover
ˈlʌvə
opera-lover
ˈɒpərəˌlʌvə
re-cover
riːˈkʌvə
recover
rɪˈkʌvə
rediscover
ˌriːdɪˈskʌvə
shover
ˈʃʌvə
slipcover
ˈslɪpˌkʌvə
uncover
ʌnˈkʌvə
undercover
ˌʌndəˈkʌvə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLOVER

ploughmen
ploughshare
ploughstaff
ploughtail
ploughwright
plouk
ploukie
plouky
plouter
Plovdiv
plovery
plow
plowable
plowback
plowboy
plower
plowhead
plowland
plowmanship
plowmen

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLOVER

animal lover
book lover
clover
four-leaf clover
four-leaved clover
golden plover
grey plover
in clover
Kentish plover
latin lover
little ringed plover
music lover
nature lover
over
pullover
red clover
ringed plover
rollover
spillover
sweet clover
white clover

Synonyms and antonyms of plover in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plover» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLOVER

Find out the translation of plover to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plover from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plover» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chorlito
570 millions of speakers

English

plover
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्लोवर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزقزاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ржанка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maçarico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টিট্টিভপক্ষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pluvier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plover
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Regenpfeifer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チドリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

물떼새
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plover
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại chim óc cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ப்ளோவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लॉव्हर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yağmurkuşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piviere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siewka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сивка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plover
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

plover
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kiewiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plover
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heilo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plover

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOVER»

The term «plover» is regularly used and occupies the 56.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOVER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plover

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLOVER»

Discover the use of plover in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plover and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Factors Affecting Piping Plover (Charadrius Melodus) ...
Nesting Piping Plovers at Suffolk County Parks sites were exposed to a variety of threats in addition to nest destruction by predators or high tides.
Paul J. Doherty, 2007
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Kolea: The Story of the Pacific Golden Plover
Describes the physical characteristics, migration, and life cycle of the Kolea or Pacific golden plover, which spends part of its year on the tundra of western Alaska and the remaining months in Hawaii.
Marion Coste, 1998
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Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus 16cm Vaalstrandkiewiet This pallid little plover differs from the Greater Sand Plover and Lesser Sand Plover by its smaller size and obvious white collar. Immatures are very similar to immature ...
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson, 1995
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Atlantic Coast piping plover recovery plan
The status of the Piping Plover on the St. Catherine's River Annex to Kej imkuj ik National Park, Nova Scotia. Unpublished Report. Contract K1-85-01-F. 33 pp. Palmer, R.S. 1967. Piping Plover in Stout, G.D. (ed.), The shorebirds of North ...
Atlantic Coast Piping Plover Recovery Team, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 5, 1988
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Incubation Behavior and Dispersal Patterns in the Mountain ...
The rapid multi-clutch mating system of the Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) provides an interesting opportunity to examine sex differences in natal and breeding dispersal.
Paul Daniel Blom Skrade, 2008
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Piping Plover Reproduction at Jones Beach State Park, New ...
There are several factors that can impact Piping Plover nest site choice (and productivity): predators, human disturbance, storms, availability of nesting and foraging habitat, and inter- and intra- specific competition. Many of these factors could ...
Annie F. McIntyre, 2007
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Piping Plover Summer
Melody and Chad, two piping plovers, build a nest for their eggs on the beach and are surprised and confused when humans arrive to protect the nest.
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Saving Biological Diversity: Balancing Protection of ...
Chapter6. The. Piping. Plover. as. an. Umbrella. Species. for. the. Barrier. Beach. Ecosystem. Scott Hecker Abstract Conservation of federally threatened Piping Plovers (Charadrius melodus) on the Atlantic Coast has contributed greatly to the  ...
Robert A. Askins, Glenn D. Dreyer, Gerald R. Visgilio, 2008
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The Plover: A Novel
Voyaging into the Pacific to escape his troubled life in Oregon, Declan O'Donnell bonds with his crewmates and learns of their own respective quests for self, exchanges that lead to a shared celebration of life's unexpected paths. 50,000 ...
Brian Doyle, 2014
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
PLOVER, Golden, or Great, pIu-zyialir, the cbaradrius pluvialis of Linnaeus : an elegant species, which ,is often found on our moors and heaths, in the winter time , in small flocks. PLOVER, PLOVER, PLOVER, PLovnR, ncllw. PLOVER, PLovER  ...
Abraham Rees, 1819

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLOVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plover is used in the context of the following news items.
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Plover protection plan debuts in Orleans
Joe and Rebecca Shanahan grew up driving on to Nauset Beach and spending summer days on the sandy spit that stretches toward Chatham. «Wicked Local Chatham, Jul 15»
2
Legion baseball: Plover earns fifth straight state trip
Alex Slowey had two hits, including a go-ahead home run, while three pitchers combined on a six-hitter and Plover knocked off Marshfield 8-3 ... «Stevenspointjournal, Jul 15»
3
Plover administrator hopes for great turnout for Celebrate Plover
This is the 4th year of the event and village administrator Dan Mahoney says they've got plenty going on. "Free children's activities, we have ... «WSAU, Jul 15»
4
Slowey homers twice, Plover walks off on Marshfield
The Plover Legion second baseman hit a two-run home run in the first and ninth inning Thursday. The latter gave the Black Sox an 8-6 win in a ... «Stevenspointjournal, Jul 15»
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Charlestown's barrier beach sand trail reopened to vehicles now …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Now that the piping plover chicks can fly, the state has reopened the sand trail at East State Beach and the Ninigret State ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
6
Plover eliminates Wausau in wild regional game
Plover improved to 2-0 in the six-team tournament and faces either Stevens Point or Marshfield in a matchup of tournament unbeatens at 4:30 ... «Stevenspointjournal, Jul 15»
7
Celebrate Plover offers new events as attendance grows
PLOVER – Celebrate Plover returns for its fourth year on Saturday, and the event's organizers are bringing some new features to the annual ... «Stevenspointjournal, Jul 15»
8
Plover man convicted of gas station robberies
Kenneth Groholski, 30, of Plover, was arrested and charged in connection with robberies reported Aug. 11, 2014, at the Southside BP and ... «Stevenspointjournal, Jul 15»
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Orleans will fly into history when plover permit starts
ORLEANS -- Officials are just waiting on one piping plover nest's eggs to hatch before the south side of Nauset Beach can open to oversand ... «Wicked Local Brewster, Jul 15»
10
Legion AAA regional: Black Sox shake off Evergreens
Hargraves showed no signs of being intimidated by the four-time defending Region 2 champion Plover American Legion baseball team in the ... «Stevenspointjournal, Jul 15»

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