golden plover
noun
: any of four plovers (genus Pluvialis) having dark upperparts spotted with gold
especially
: one (P. dominica) that breeds chiefly in arctic America and winters in South America
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That bird — eventually identified as a golden plover — is a symbol of many things: resilience, perseverance, hope.
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Laurie Hertzel, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
Visitors can also expect to see a wide range of indigenous seafaring species including the Pacific golden plover (or kōlea) and the Laysan albatross (or mōlī).
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 26 May 2022
But following a new ruling by the European Court of Justice, only two species—the golden plover and the song thrush—can now be hunted legally in Malta.
—Jacopo Benini, National Geographic, 10 May 2019
Hello, golden plovers, and welcome back to another edition of This Week in Timothée Chalamet.
—Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 5 Oct. 2018
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Laurie Hertzel, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2023
Visitors can also expect to see a wide range of indigenous seafaring species including the Pacific golden plover (or kōlea) and the Laysan albatross (or mōlī).
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 26 May 2022
But following a new ruling by the European Court of Justice, only two species—the golden plover and the song thrush—can now be hunted legally in Malta.
—Jacopo Benini, National Geographic, 10 May 2019
Hello, golden plovers, and welcome back to another edition of This Week in Timothée Chalamet.
—Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 5 Oct. 2018
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“Golden plover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/golden%20plover. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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