snowy plover

noun

: a small plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) of the Gulf coast and the eastern U.S. and Mexico that is light gray above with a black bill, black patches on the head and sides of the neck, and white underparts

Examples of snowy plover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Federal agencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, monitor the effect of the blasts on such animals as sea otters, bats, western snowy plovers, California least terns and California red-legged frogs. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024 As a part of the recovery effort, Matt Lau, a biologist at Point Reyes National Seashore, just north of San Francisco, scours the dunes every summer during breeding season for snowy plover nests. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024 The area is home to a number of endangered animals, such as the western snowy plover, which have been harmed by the beach’s deteriorating conditions. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2024 More than an hour of constant scoping of distant beach and mudflats yielded no snowy plover, though black-bellied, semipalmated, piping and Wilson’s plovers were all present. Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for snowy plover 

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Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snowy plover was in 1872

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“Snowy plover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy%20plover. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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