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golden plover

golden plover noun: a migratory plover of the genus Pluvialis, having black underparts and a golden back in the breeding season, now regarded as the three species P. apricaria of Europe, P. fulva of the Pacific coasts, and P. dominica of North America.

Noun

golden plover (plural golden plovers)

  1. A migratory plover of the genus Pluvialis, having black underparts and a golden back in the breeding season, now regarded as the three species P. apricaria of Europe, P. fulva of the Pacific coasts, and P. dominica of North America.
    • One bright clear June morning, I watch golden plovers strutting along the southern end of Koltur, picking tiny flies off the seaweed left behind by the tide on the basalt shelf at this lowest end of the island.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 144

golden plover meaning in Tamil

golden plover in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Forms of golden plover

pluralgolden plovers

Words formed from golden plover

Questions about golden plover

What does golden plover mean?
Golden plover means a migratory plover of the genus Pluvialis, having black underparts and a golden back in the breeding season, now regarded as the three species P. apricaria of Europe, P. fulva of the Pacific coasts, and P. dominica of North America.
What is golden plover in Tamil?
Golden plover in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Golden plover meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is golden plover?
Golden plover is a noun.
What is the plural of golden plover?
The plural of golden plover is golden plovers.

Words near golden plover in the dictionary

  1. golden pendas
  2. golden pheasant
  3. golden pheasants
  4. Golden Plains
  5. golden plates
  6. golden plover
  7. golden plovers
  8. golden plum
  9. golden plums
  10. Golden Point
  11. golden poison arrow frog

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