Main Entry:

plo·ver

Pronunciation:

\ˈplə-vər, ˈplō-\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural plover or plovers

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French plover, pluvier, from Vulgar Latin *pluviarius, from Latin pluvia rain — more at pluvial

Date:

14th century

1 : any of a family (Charadriidae) of shorebirds that differ from the sandpipers in having a short hard-tipped bill and usually a stouter more compact build 2 : any of various birds (as a turnstone or sandpiper) related to the plovers