plover

Definition

  • noun: a type of bird that has a short beak and that lives near the sea
  • noun: any of a family (Charadriidae) of shorebirds that differ from the sandpipers in having a short hard-tipped bill and usually a stouter more compact build
  • synonyms: yellow-legged plover, stone plover

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  • (..) in the highlands of Angola and has taken nearly five months to reach here. The water drives out insects from the parched ground, which are snapped up by plovers. Catfish, travelling with the flood, collect any drowning creatures the birds have missed. It's a seasonal feast Birds are the first (..)
    2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: From Pole to Pole Season: 1 Episode 1