Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain
   bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from
   pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See
   {Float}.]
   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds
      belonging to the family {Charadridae}, and especially
      those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrinsae}. They
      are prized as game birds.
      
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   2. (Zool.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,
      the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola});
      the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and
      other species of sandpipers.
      
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   Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied  plover} or {blackbreasted plover} ({Charadrius  squatarola}) of America and Europe; -- called also
         {gray plover}, {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea  plover}, and {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under
         {Golden}); the {ring plover} or {ringed plover}
         ({Aegialitis hiaticula}). See {Ringneck}. The {piping  plover} ({Aegialitis meloda}); {Wilsons plover}
         ({Aegialitis Wilsonia}); the {mountain plover}
         ({Aegialitis montana}); and the {semipalmated plover}
         ({Aegialitis semipalmata}), are all small American
         species.
         
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   {Bastard plover} (Zool.), the lapwing.

   {Long-legged plover}, or {yellow-legged plover}. See
      {Tattler}.

   {Plovers page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Rock plover}, or {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover.
      [Prov. Eng.]

   {Whistling plover}.
      (a) The golden plover.
      (b) The black-bellied plover.
          
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 Plow