单词	plover
释义	ploverplov‧er /ˈplʌvə $ -ər/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINplover Origin: 1300-1400 Anglo-French, Vulgar Latin pluviarius, from Latin pluvia ‘rain’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS As a threatened species, the snowy plover is protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. Fish and Wildlife Service reviews a management plan to protect the threatened Western snowy plover. On the shingle beach, where the burnet rose grows, ringed plovers incubate eggs in shallow scrapes. Only 1, 200 to 1, 500 of the coastal variety of the western snowy plover are left in the world. Ringed plover and sanderling pass through in great numbers on their way further south. Studies document canine harassment of plovers. Turnstones and purple sandpipers will join the redshanks and ringed plovers which are probably resident. word sets WORD SETS► Birds auk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► golden · Birds under threat include dunlin, golden plover, black grouse, merlin and hen harrier. ► ringed · On the shingle beach, where the burnet rose grows, ringed plovers incubate eggs in shallow scrapes.· Redshank and ringed plovers also feed out on the flats.· Birds using the bay as a stopping-off point for migration include the ringed plover and sanderling.· Parties of knot patter Ed on the icy mud flats. Ringed plovers scurried in their busy way.· Turnstones and purple sandpipers will join the redshanks and ringed plovers which are probably resident. a small bird that lives near the sea
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