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单词 ringed plover
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ringed plover in British English

noun
a European shorebird, Charadrius hiaticula, with a greyish-brown back, white underparts with a black throat band, and orange legs: family Charadriidae (plovers)

ringed plover in American English

noun
any of several cosmopolitan plovers of the genus Charadrius, esp. C. hiaticula, brownish above and white below with a black band around the breast
Word origin
[1775–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1775–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backfire, backup, cabriole, flashing, waltz

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Examples of 'ringed plover' in a sentence
ringed plover

One of the first spring visitors is the little ringed plover.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A larger relative, the ringed plover, is much more common.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Its larger relative, the ringed plover, is a common bird of the seashore.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
You are walking along, thinking how quiet it all is, and suddenly you see a ringed plover sprint across the sand.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Among those found in his possession were some belonging to rare birds, including the little ringed plover and hawfinch.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Another spring migrant now arriving on the pebbly shores of flooded gravel pits is the little ringed plover.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A tiny wader that is returning to sandbanks in flooded gravel pits is the little ringed plover.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
A small wader, the little ringed plover, is showing up on the shores of flooded gravel pits and reservoirs.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Look out to sea for distant shearwaters or gannets, while closer to shore ringed plover, oystercatcher and other waders may be around.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
On the reserve there is a variety of wading birds, including turnstone, purple sandpiper, sanderling and ringed plover.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

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