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Definition of Shore plover

Shore plover
Shore Shore, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran, and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin to OD. schoore, schoor. See Shear, v. t.] The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river. Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello, Is come shore. --Shak. The fruitful shore of muddy Nile. --Spenser. In shore, near the shore. --Marryat. On shore. See under On. Shore birds (Zo["o]l.), a collective name for the various limicoline birds found on the seashore. Shore crab (Zo["o]l.), any crab found on the beaches, or between tides, especially any one of various species of grapsoid crabs, as Heterograpsus nudus of California. Shore lark (Zo["o]l.), a small American lark (Otocoris alpestris) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear tufts. Called also horned lark. Shore plover (Zo["o]l.), a large-billed Australian plover (Esacus magnirostris). It lives on the seashore, and feeds on crustaceans, etc. Shore teetan (Zo["o]l.), the rock pipit (Anthus obscurus). [Prov. Eng.]

Meaning of Shore plover from wikipedia

- The s**** plover (Māori: tūturuatu, Moriori: tchūriwat’, Charadrius novaeseelandiae), also known as the s**** dotterel, is a small plover endemic to New...
- Plovers (/ˈplʌvər/ PLUV-ər, also US: /ˈploʊvər/ PLOH-vər) are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of subfamily Charadriinae. The term...
- Vieillot, 1818 S**** plover Charadrius novaeseelandiae Gmelin, JF, 1789 Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Scopoli, 1786 Long-billed plover Charadrius...
- The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small sand-colored, sparrow-sized s****bird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North...
- early 2000s the hooded plover was moved from the original genus Charadrius to the genus Thinornis, along with the s**** plover. A molecular phylogenetic...
- The semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) is a small plover. Charadrius is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century...
- The mountain plover (Anarhynchus mont****) is a medium-sized ground bird in the plover family (Charadriidae). It is misnamed, as it lives on level land...
- The Egyptian plover (Pluvi**** aegyptius), also known as the crocodile bird, is a wader, the only member of the genus Pluvi****. It occurs in a band across...
- The American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica) is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was...
- mainland. Notable species on the island include the Cook Strait giant wētā, s**** plover, North Island robin, takahē, Wellington green gecko, yellow-crowned parakeet...