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Definition of Snowy plover

Snowy plover
Snowy Snow"y, a. 1. White like snow. ``So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows.' --Shak. 2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. ``The snowy top of cold Olympus.' --Milton. 3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless. There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall (1646). Snowy heron (Zo["o]l.), a white heron, or egret (Ardea candidissima), found in the Southern United States, and southward to Chili; -- called also plume bird. Snowy lemming (Zo["o]l.), the collared lemming (Cuniculus torquatus), which turns white in winter. Snowy owl (Zo["o]l.), a large arctic owl (Nyctea Scandiaca, or N. nivea) common all over the northern parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also white owl. Snowy plover (Zo["o]l.), a small plover ([AE]gialitis nivosa) of the western parts of the United States and Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and portions of the head white.

Meaning of Snowy plover from wikipedia

- The snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus) is a small s****bird found in the Americas. It is a member of the bird family Charadriidae, which includes the plovers...
- The western snowy plover (Anarhynchus nivosus nivosus) is a small wader in the plover bird family. They are currently federally listed under the U.S....
- Plovers (/ˈplʌvər/ PLUV-ər, also US: /ˈploʊvər/ PLOH-vər) are members of a widely distributed group of wading birds of subfamily Charadriinae. The term...
- Snowy Plover Species Profile". Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office. Retrieved December 28, 2010. the Pacific Coast po****tion of the western snowy plover...
- cinnamon teal, common yellowthroat, common merganser, belted kingfisher, snowy plover, bald eagle, and osprey live along the Siticoos area by the Waxmyrtle...
- egret Snowy owl Snowy plover Snowy-bellied hummingbird Snowy-browed flycatcher Snowy sheathbill Western snowy plover Snowy-crowned robin-chat Snowy-crowned...
- included the Kentish plover was moved to the genus Anarhynchus that had previously only contained the wrybill. The North American snowy plover was formerly treated...
- high profile, threatened species such as the northern spotted owl and snowy plover, even many common species—including Oregon's state bird, the western...
- which aired in October 2013. S****birds, such as the threatened western snowy plover, are also rehabilitated and released. Since around 1998, the aquarium...
- leschenaultii (A) Wilson's plover, Charadrius wilsonia Collared plover, Charadrius collaris (A) Snowy plover, Charadrius nivosus Mountain plover, Charadrius mont****...