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plov·er / ˈpləvər; ˈplō-/ • n. a short-billed gregarious wading bird, typically found by water but sometimes frequenting grassland, tundra, and mountains. The plover family (Charadriidae) includes several genera, esp. Charadrius (ringed plovers), Pluvialis (golden plovers), and Vanellus (lapwings).ORIGIN: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin pluvia ‘rain.’

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