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beach plover

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Definition of beach plover

: any of certain plovers or sandpipers that frequent beaches (such as the sanderling)

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“Beach plover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach%20plover. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.

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