Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 1 compound words that contain plovers. The most common are listed below. Open plovers in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- green ploversplural of green plover: The lapwing.
- piping ploversplural of piping plover: A sand-colored, sparrow-sized North American shorebird of species Charadrius melodus.
- snowy ploversplural of snowy plover: A species of plover, Anarhynchus nivosus.
- American golden ploversplural of American golden plover: A medium-sized, migratory plover of the Americas, Pluvialis dominica.
- black-bellied ploversplural of black-bellied plover: An Arctic bird, Pluvialis squatarola.
- crab ploversplural of crab plover: Any wading bird of species Dromas ardeola.
- Egyptian ploversplural of Egyptian plover: A wading bird of the species Pluvianus aegyptius.
- golden ploversplural of golden plover: 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 …
- grass ploversplural of grass plover: An upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda).
- grey ploversplural of grey plover: A black-bellied plover.
- Kentish ploversplural of Kentish plover: 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.
- lark-ploversplural of lark-plover: Any of species Ortyxelos meiffrenii of small ground-dwelling birds of the buttonquail family, found in parts of Africa.
- Magellanic ploversplural of Magellanic plover: A bird of the species Pluvianellus socialis, of southern South America.
- masked ploversplural of masked plover: The masked lapwing, Vanellus miles.
- Norfolk ploversplural of Norfolk plover: the stone-curlew.
- quail-ploversplural of quail-plover: Any of species Ortyxelos meiffrenii of small ground-dwelling birds of the buttonquail family, found in parts of Africa.
- ringed ploversplural of ringed plover: A small plover, Charadrius hiaticula, that has a black neckband
- rock ploversplural of rock plover: Calidris maritima (syn. Erolia maritima, purple sandpiper).
- sand ploversplural of sand plover: Any of various plovers that winter on sandy beaches. The lesser sand plover is Charadrius mongolus; the greater sand plover is Charadrius leschenaultii.
- shore ploversplural of shore plover: A plover of the endangered New Zealand species Thinornis novaeseelandiae.
- sociable ploversplural of sociable plover: A plover, Vanellus gregarius.
- stone ploversplural of stone plover: stone curlew
- semipalmated ploversplural of semipalmated plover: A species of plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, of the Americans, with semipalmated feet.
- double-banded ploversplural of double-banded plover: A small shorebird, of species Anarhynchus bicinctus, of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands, having two bands of contrastive colour on the breast.
- Eurasian golden ploversplural of Eurasian golden plover: Pluvialis apricaria (European golden plover).
Compound words 1
- sandploversplural of sandplover: Any of various plovers that winter on sandy beaches. The lesser sand plover is Charadrius mongolus; the greater sand plover is Charadrius leschenaultii.