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单词 green plover
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
green′ plov′er, [Brit.]
  1. Birdslapwing.
  • 1700–10

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
plov•er /ˈplʌvɚ, ˈploʊvɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa shorebird having a thick neck and a pigeonlike beak.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
plov•er  (pluv′ər, plō′vər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Cf. dotterel (def. 1), killdeer, lapwing. 
  2. Birdsany of various similar shorebirds, as the upland plover and other sandpipers.
  • Vulgar Latin *pluviārius. See pluvial, -er2
  • Anglo-French; Old French plovier rainbird
  • Middle English 1275–1325

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plover /ˈplʌvə/ n
  1. any shore bird of the family Charadriidae, typically having a round head, straight bill, and large pointed wings: order Charadriiformes
  2. green plover ⇒
    another name for lapwing
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French plovier rainbird, from Latin pluvia rain
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