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Kentish plover

Kentish plover noun: charadrius alexandrinus, a small wader that breeds in a wide range, from southern Europe to Japan and in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, the southern United States and the Caribbean, but not including Kent.

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Noun

Kentish plover (plural Kentish plovers)

  1. Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wader that breeds in a wide range, from southern Europe to Japan and in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, the southern United States and the Caribbean, but not including Kent.

Forms of Kentish plover

pluralKentish plovers

Questions about Kentish plover

What does Kentish plover mean?
Kentish plover means charadrius alexandrinus, a small wader that breeds in a wide range, from southern Europe to Japan and in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, the southern United States and the Caribbean, but not including Kent.
What part of speech is Kentish plover?
Kentish plover is a noun.
What is the plural of Kentish plover?
The plural of Kentish plover is Kentish plovers.

Words near Kentish plover in the dictionary

  1. Kentisbury
  2. Kentish
  3. Kentish fire
  4. Kentish glories
  5. Kentish glory
  6. Kentish plover
  7. Kentish plovers
  8. Kentish rag
  9. Kentish rags
  10. Kentish Town
  11. Kentishman

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