plural plover or plovers
1
: any of a family (Charadriidae) of shorebirds that differ from the sandpipers in having a short hard-tipped bill and usually a stouter more compact build
2
: any of various birds (such as a turnstone or sandpiper) related to the plovers
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Nature Society Singapore has meanwhile expressed a range of environmental concerns, including the impact of land reclamation on the area’s horseshoe crabs, hawksbill turtles and nesting Malaysian plovers.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
In terms of behavior, Buntin said these dinosaurs most resemble that of banded plovers, which are small shorebirds.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 July 2025
Her team recently set up such a barrier near Bethune Beach to protect a nest of Wilson’s plovers, a medium-sized, brown-and-white bird with a black band around its neck.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Besides piping plovers, there are two others on the federal list.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
In terms of behavior, Buntin said these dinosaurs most resemble that of banded plovers, which are small shorebirds.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 16 July 2025
Her team recently set up such a barrier near Bethune Beach to protect a nest of Wilson’s plovers, a medium-sized, brown-and-white bird with a black band around its neck.
—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Besides piping plovers, there are two others on the federal list.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
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“Plover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plover. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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