plover

noun
🔊/ˈplʌvə(r)/
🔊/ˈplʌvər/, 🔊/ˈpləʊvər/
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  1. a bird with long legs and a short tail that lives on wet ground鸻;千鸟Topics Birdsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French, based on Latin pluvia ‘rain’.