SINCE 1828
spur-winged plover
nounDefinition of spur-winged plover
: any of various plovers
especially
: a plover (Hoplopterus spinosus) of northern Africa and neighboring regions with a crested head and underparts chiefly black having a spur on the bend of the wing
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