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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The efforts include monitoring summer and wintering locations, banding the plovers and raising some that have lost their parents in captivity before releasing them into the wild.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
In one, there were tracks that reminded him of a small shorebird, such as a plover.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Several small shorebirds, including plovers, terns, willets and sanderlings, also nest right on the sand on open beaches.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
This year, the plovers — now weighing about a half stick of butter each — arrived on the same day, hours apart, and settled on an empty beach.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
In one, there were tracks that reminded him of a small shorebird, such as a plover.
—Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Several small shorebirds, including plovers, terns, willets and sanderlings, also nest right on the sand on open beaches.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025
This year, the plovers — now weighing about a half stick of butter each — arrived on the same day, hours apart, and settled on an empty beach.
—Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
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“Plover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plover. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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