Noun: plover plú-vu(r) or plow-vu(r)
- Any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
"The golden plover makes one of the longest migratory journeys of any bird"
Derived forms: plovers
Type of: limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird
Part of: Charadriidae, family Charadriidae
Encyclopedia: Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin