piping plover

noun

: a small pale plover (Charadrius melodus) chiefly of eastern North America

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Since then, that number has increased to 82 breeding pairs across the Great Lakes, thanks to efforts to reintroduce captive piping plovers into the wild and conserve the plovers’ natural habitat. Lily Carey, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 Folsom-O’Keefe said there are just over 2,000 pairs of piping plovers along the Atlantic coast — that’s Florida to Maine. Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025 Common bird sightings include gulls, terns, and various shorebirds like piping plovers and red knots. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 June 2025 Thank you to newspaper editors and photographers for sharing with us the comings and goings of our piping plovers. Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for piping plover

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First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of piping plover was in 1828

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“Piping plover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piping%20plover. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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