CRAB PLOVER

Meaning of CRAB PLOVER in English

noun

: a bird ( Dromas ardeola ) like a plover widely distributed along the east coast of Africa and the southern shores of Asia where it feeds chiefly on crabs and burrows into sandbanks to deposit its single white egg

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CRAB-PLOVER — /krab"pluv'euhr, -ploh'veuhr/ , n. a black and white wading bird, Dromas ardeola, of the northern and western shores of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRAB PLOVER — (species Dromas ardeola), long-legged, black and white bird of Indian Ocean coasts, related to plovers and allied species of shorebirds. …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLOVER — vanelle
English interlingue dictionary
PLOVER — noun (plural ~ or ~s) see: pluvial Date: 14th century any of a family (Charadriidae) of shorebirds that differ from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLOVER — Any of about 36 species (family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes) of plump-breasted shorebirds found almost worldwide. Plovers are 6–12 in. (15–30 …
Английский словарь Британика
CRAB — I Any of 4,500 species of short-tailed decapod , found in all oceans, in freshwater, and on land. Its carapace …
Английский словарь Британика
CRAB
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLOVER — ˈpləvə(r), -lōv- noun ( plural plover or plovers ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French plover, plovier, from (assumed) Vulgar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLOVER — (n.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover (Dromas ardeola); the American upland, …
Английский словарь Webster
PLOVER — (n.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridae, and especially those belonging to the …
Английский словарь Webster
PLOVER — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridae, and especially those belonging …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOVER — ( n. ) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling, the true plovers, as the crab plover (Dromas ardeola); the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOVER — /pluv"euhr, ploh"veuhr/ , n. 1. any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Cf. dotterel (def. 1), killdeer, lapwing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRAB — crab 1 — crablike , adj. /krab/ , n. , v. , crabbed, crabbing . n. 1. any decapod crustacean …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLOVER — n. type of shorebird, type of bird that lives near the seashore
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRAB — I. ˈkrab noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English crabbe, from Old English crabba; akin to Old High German krebiz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLOVER — noun ( plural plover or plovers ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French plover, pluvier, from Vulgar Latin * pluviarius, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLOVER — noun any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family charadridae, and especially those belonging to the …
Webster English vocab
CRAB — adj sour; rough; austere. 2. crab ·vt to beat with a crabstick. 3. crab ·noun the zodiacal constellation cancer. 4. …
Webster English vocab
PLOVER — [ 'plʌvə ] ■ noun a short-billed gregarious wading bird, typically found by water but sometimes frequenting grassland, tundra, or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLOVER — [plo.ver] n, pl plover or plovers [ME, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL pluviarius, fr. L pluvia rain--more at pluvial] (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRAB — [crab] n, often attrib [ME crabbe, fr. OE crabba; akin to OHG krebiz crab, OE ceorfan to carve--more at carve] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLOVER — any of numerous species of plump-breasted birds of the shorebird family Charadriidae (order Charadriiformes). There are about three dozen species …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLOVER — plover BrE AmE ˈplʌv ə AmE \ - ə r ˈploʊv- ▷ plover|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CRAB — crab, Crab BrE AmE kræb ▷ crabbing ˈkræb ɪŋ ▷ crabs kræbz ▶ ˈ crab ˌ apple BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLOVER — / ˈplʌvə(r); NAmE / noun a bird with long legs and a short tail that lives on wet ground •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRAB — / kræb; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a sea creature with a hard shell, eight legs and two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLOVER — plov ‧ er /ˈplʌvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: Vulgar Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRAB — crab /kræb/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1-3: Language: Old English ; Origin: crabba ] [ Sense 4: Date: 1800-1900 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLOVER — n. any plump-breasted wading bird of the family Charadriidae, including the lapwing, usu. having a pigeon-like bill. [ME & AF …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRAB — n. 1 (in full crab-apple) a small sour apple-like fruit. 2 (in full crab tree or crab-apple tree) any of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRAB — n. 1 a any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLOVER — n. any plump-breasted wading bird of the family Charadriidae, including the lapwing, usu. having a pigeon-like bill. [ ME & …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRAB — n. 1 (in full crab-apple) a small sour apple-like fruit. 2 (in full crab tree or crab-apple tree) any of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRAB — n. 1 a any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLOVER — n. any plump-breasted wading bird of the family Charadriidae, including the lapwing, usu. having a pigeon-like bill. Etymology: ME & …
Oxford English vocab
CRAB — 1. n.1 a any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers. b the flesh …
Oxford English vocab
PLOVER — ( plovers) A plover is a bird with a rounded body, a short tail, and a short beak that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLOVER — (~s) A ~ is a bird with a rounded body, a short tail, and a short beak that is found …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PLOVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE golden ▪ Birds under threat include dunlin, golden plover , black grouse, merlin and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRAB — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES crab apple hermit crab COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE blue ▪ The body meat of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLOVER — [noun] [C] [plural] plovers or plover - a bird with a short tail and long legs, which is found mainly …
Cambridge English vocab
PLOVER — n. Any of about 36 species (family Charadriidae, order Charadriiformes) of plump-breasted shorebirds found almost worldwide. Plovers are 612 in. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CRAB — n. blue crab Crab Nebula Dungeness crab fiddler crab hermit crab horseshoe crab king crab Japanese crab Alaskan king crab …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CRAB — n. Any of 4,500 species of short-tailed decapod , found in all oceans, in freshwater, and on land. Its carapace …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLOVER — Classification: Village Located in: Wisconsin (WI) Total Population (2000): 10520 Total Housing Units (2000): 4133 Land Area (square meters): 22004451 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
PLOVER — сущ.; зоол. зуек, ржанка (зоология) ржанка (Charadriidae) plover зоол. ржанка, зуек
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRAB — I сущ. 1) кислое яблоко (дикое, несортовое) 2) дикая яблоня II 1. сущ. 1) зоол. краб 2) (Crab) Рак (созвездие …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRAB — crab.ogg _I 1. kræb n 1. 1> зоол. краб ( Brachyure ; тж. true crab) 2> мясо краба canned crab …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CRAB — I crab сущ.1) кислое яблоко (дикое, несортовое) 2) дикая яблоня II crab сущ.1) зоол. краб 2) ( Crab) Рак (созвездие …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CRAB — _I 1. kræb n 1. 1> зоол. краб ( Brachyure ; тж. true crab) 2> мясо краба canned crab - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CRAB — I [°Ї‡¤] crab.wav сущ. 1) кислое яблоко (дикое, несортовое) 2) дикая яблоня II [°Ї‡¤] crab.wav 1. сущ. 1) зоол. краб 2) (Crab) Рак (созвездие и знак зодиака) 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLOVER
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CRAB — 1) краб 2) яблоня (Malus) • - American crab - blue crab - box crab - coconut crab - decorator crab - edible crab - fiddler crab - fragrant crab - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PLOVER
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CRAB — 1) краб 2) яблоня ( Malus ) • - American crab - blue crab - box crab - coconut crab …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CRAB — 1) ворот, лебёдка, грузовая тележка крана 2) крениться, уклоняться в сторону • - boom crab - ceiling crab - core crab - crane crab - hatch crab - …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
CRAB — 1) грузовая тележка (мостового крана) 2) портативная ручная лебёдка; ручная рычажная лебёдка 3) снос; угол сноса (при аэросъёмке) - boom …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
CRAB — I n AmE infml He's scratching like he's got crabs — Он чешется, как будто у него завелись вши II vi infml She …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
CRAB — I n AmE infml He's scratching like he's got crabs — Он чешется, как будто у него завелись вши II …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
CRAB — crab n AmE infml He's scratching like he's got crabs Он чешется, как будто у него завелись вши crab vi …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CRAB — I He's scratching like he's got crabs — Он чешется, как будто у него завелись вши II She did nothing …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
PLOVER — сущ.; зоол. зуек, ржанка (зоология) ржанка (Charadriidae) plover зоол. ржанка, зуек
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRAB — I сущ. 1) кислое яблоко (дикое, несортовое) 2) дикая яблоня II 1. сущ. 1) зоол. краб 2) (Crab) Рак (созвездие …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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