plover

Pronunciation: /ˈplʌvɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English plover, from Anglo-Norman plover, plovier, from Medieval Latin plovarius, pluviārius, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia (“rain”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
shorebird
Narrower (hyponyms)
piping plover, dotterel, turnstone, killdeer, lapwing, golden plover

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