plover

[ pluhv-er, ploh-ver ]

/ ˈplʌv ər, ˈploʊ vər /

any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Compare dotterel(def 1), killdeer, lapwing.

any of various similar shorebirds, as the upland plover and other sandpipers.

Origin of plover

1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French plovier rainbird < Vulgar Latin *pluviārius. See pluvial, -er²

Some of the people who went on shore, killed a grouse, a snipe, and some plover.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 |Robert Kerr
I've heard there are good chances there for wild goose, snipe, and plover.

To Alaska for Gold |Edward Stratemeyer
Robins, thrushes, plover, and curlews—all did their share to make spring beautiful.

Cattle-Ranch to College |Russell Doubleday
Now and again the peep of the prairie chick or the call of the plover came to their ears.

Hawk Eye |David Cory

Again the plover's notes; this time in the field immediately behind; repeated, too, in the field on the right hand.

The Open Air |Richard Jefferies

plover

/ (ˈplʌvə) /

any shore bird of the family Charadriidae, typically having a round head, straight bill, and large pointed wings: order Charadriiformes

any of similar and related birds, such as the Egyptian plover and the upland plover See crocodile bird

green plover another name for lapwing

C14: from Old French plovier rainbird, from Latin pluvia rain