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semipalmated plover

semipalmated plover noun: a species of plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, of the Americans, with semipalmated feet.

Noun

semipalmated plover (plural semipalmated plovers)

  1. A species of plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, of the Americans, with semipalmated feet.
    • And, speaking of relative banalities, the recurring Semipalmated Plover at the Broom Sewage Works may have inured us slightly to the status of the species as a rare vagrant, but it was an undeniable "mega" when one was discovered on Lord Howe Island on 23 March.2017 June, Australian Birdlife, Carlton, Victoria, page 76, column 2

Forms of semipalmated plover

pluralsemipalmated plovers

Questions about semipalmated plover

What does semipalmated plover mean?
Semipalmated plover means a species of plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, of the Americans, with semipalmated feet.
What part of speech is semipalmated plover?
Semipalmated plover is a noun.
What is the plural of semipalmated plover?
The plural of semipalmated plover is semipalmated plovers.

Words near semipalmated plover in the dictionary

  1. semioxygenated
  2. semipagan
  3. Semipalatinsk
  4. semipalmate
  5. semipalmated
  6. semipalmated plover
  7. semipalmated plovers
  8. semipalmated sandpiper
  9. semipalmated sandpipers
  10. semipalmation
  11. semipapillate

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