plover.
Any of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
Meaning & usage
Any of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
A masked lapwing (Vanellus miles).
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English plover, from Anglo-Norman plover, plovier, from Medieval Latin plovarius, pluviārius, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia (“rain”).
To dote over, or, crowd or nestle with
To hunt for plover.
To wade along the shore, examining the sand like a plover does.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English plover, from Anglo-Norman plover, plovier, from Medieval Latin plovarius, pluviārius, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia (“rain”).
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