golden plover en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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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 of North America.
One bright clear June morning, I watch golden plovers strutting along the southern end of Koltur, picking tiny flies off the seaweed left behind by the tide on the basalt shelf at this lowest end of the island.
2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 144:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| golden plovers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
European golden plover · Eurasian golden plover · Pacific golden plover · American golden plover
Translations (30)
ga feadóg bhuí (Pluvialis apricaria) · ast pollu tordu (Pluvialis apricaria) · sms ča´ppesrâ´ddjeä´ǧǧlå´dd (Pluvialis apricaria) · sv ljungpipare (Pluvialis apricaria) · ga feadóg shléibhe (Pluvialis apricaria) · fr pluvier doré (Pluvialis apricaria) · smj hudi (Pluvialis apricaria) · se bižus (Pluvialis apricaria) · nrf êprivyi doré (Pluvialis apricaria) · ast chiflón (Pluvialis apricaria) · smn piiččus (Pluvialis apricaria) · fi siperiankurmitsa (Pluvialis fulva) · fo lógv (Pluvialis apricaria) · tfn ggulyit (Pluvialis fulva) · nn heilo (Pluvialis apricaria) · ru золоти́стая ржа́нка (Pluvialis apricaria) · nl Aziatische goudplevier (Pluvialis fulva) · ca daurada grossa (Pluvialis apricaria) · tr altın yağmurcun (Pluvialis apricaria) · nl goudplevier (Pluvialis apricaria) · gl píllara dourada (Pluvialis apricaria) · ca fuell (Pluvialis apricaria) · fr pluvier fauve (Pluvialis fulva) · kl anngilik (Pluvialis apricaria) · pt tarambola-dourada (Pluvialis apricaria) · fi kapustarinta (Pluvialis apricaria) · sma sjorjehke (Pluvialis apricaria) · cy rhostog rhudd (Pluvialis apricaria) · cy cwtiad aur (Pluvialis apricaria) · sv sibirisk tundrapipare (Pluvialis fulva)