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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Several small shorebirds, including plovers, terns, willets and sanderlings, also nest right on the sand on open beaches.
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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
The female plover comes home to competitive piping plover dating scene: In addition to Imani, Montrose has welcomed 2-year-old Pippin, a returning male from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and two other males, originally from Michigan, that were passing by.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Take a dip in the water off picturesque Park Point Beach and get adventurous by touring the shoreline and spotting plovers from an inflatable kayak rented from Zenith Adventure or Day Tripper of Duluth.
—Explore Minnesota, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
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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
The female plover comes home to competitive piping plover dating scene: In addition to Imani, Montrose has welcomed 2-year-old Pippin, a returning male from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and two other males, originally from Michigan, that were passing by.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Take a dip in the water off picturesque Park Point Beach and get adventurous by touring the shoreline and spotting plovers from an inflatable kayak rented from Zenith Adventure or Day Tripper of Duluth.
—Explore Minnesota, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Plover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plover. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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