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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
plover
n 1: any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact
build having straight bills and large pointed wings;
closely related to the sandpipers
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain
bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from
pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See
Float.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds
belonging to the family Charadrid[ae], and especially
those belonging to the subfamily Charadrins[ae]. They
are prized as game birds.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,
the true plovers, as the crab plover (Dromas ardeola);
the American upland, plover (Bartramia longicauda); and
other species of sandpipers.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Among the more important species are the blackbellied
plover or blackbreasted plover (Charadrius
squatarola) of America and Europe; -- called also
gray plover, bull-head plover, Swiss plover, sea
plover, and oxeye; the golden plover (see under
Golden); the ring plover or ringed plover
(Aegialitis hiaticula). See Ringneck. The piping
plover (Aegialitis meloda); Wilson's plover
(Aegialitis Wilsonia); the mountain plover
(Aegialitis montana); and the semipalmated plover
(Aegialitis semipalmata), are all small American
species.
[1913 Webster]
Bastard plover (Zool.), the lapwing.
Long-legged plover, or yellow-legged plover. See
Tattler.
Plover's page, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]
Rock plover, or Stone plover, the black-bellied plover.
[Prov. Eng.]
Whistling plover.
(a) The golden plover.
(b) The black-bellied plover.
[1913 Webster] Plow
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3. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Plover, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 10520
Housing Units (2000): 4133
Land area (2000): 8.495966 sq. miles (22.004451 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.384034 sq. miles (0.994643 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 8.880000 sq. miles (22.999094 sq. km)
FIPS code: 63525
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 44.466183 N, 89.543707 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54467
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Plover, WI
Plover
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4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Plover, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000): 95
Housing Units (2000): 50
Land area (2000): 0.543496 sq. miles (1.407649 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.543496 sq. miles (1.407649 sq. km)
FIPS code: 63840
Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location: 42.878058 N, 94.622648 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 50573
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Plover, IA
Plover
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