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Wilson's plover

Wilson's plover noun: charadrius wilsonia, a small coastal wading bird.

Noun

Wilson's plover (plural Wilson's plovers)

  1. Charadrius wilsonia, a small coastal wading bird.

Forms of Wilson's plover

pluralWilson's plovers

Origin of Wilson's plover

Named after the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson by his friend George Ord in 1814.

Questions about Wilson's plover

What does Wilson's plover mean?
Wilson's plover means charadrius wilsonia, a small coastal wading bird.
What part of speech is Wilson's plover?
Wilson's plover is a noun.
What is the plural of Wilson's plover?
The plural of Wilson's plover is Wilson's plovers.

Words near Wilson's plover in the dictionary

  1. Wilson's lichen
  2. Wilson's petrel
  3. Wilson's petrels
  4. Wilson's phalarope
  5. Wilson's phalaropes
  6. Wilson's plover
  7. Wilson's snipe
  8. Wilson's storm petrel
  9. Wilson's storm petrels
  10. Wilson's syndrome
  11. Wilson's temperature syndrome

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