SPUR-WINGED PLOVER

Meaning of SPUR-WINGED PLOVER in English

noun

: any of various plovers ; especially : a plover ( Hoplopterus spinosus ) of northern Africa and neighboring regions with a crested head and underparts chiefly black having a spur on the bend of the wing

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SPUR-WINGED PLOVER — шпорцевый чибис (Vanellus spinosus)
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SPUR-WINGED PLOVER — шпорцевый чибис ( Vanellus spinosus )
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SPUR — Airport Name : Piura Airport Airport Location : Piura, Peru IATA Code : PIU ICAO Code : SPUR
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PLOVER — vanelle
English interlingue dictionary
WINGED — adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. having wings , having wings of a specified kind, using wings in flight, 2. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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 …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINGED — |wiŋd or except in sense 1a(2) ˈwiŋə̇d adjective Etymology: Middle English, from winge wing + -ed 1. a. (1) : …
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
WINGED — (a.) Fanned with wings; swarming with birds.
Английский словарь Webster
WINGED — (a.) Represented with wings, or having wings, of a different tincture from the body.
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WINGED — (a.) Furnished with a leaflike appendage, as the fruit of the elm and the ash, or the stem in certain …
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WINGED — (a.) Wounded or hurt in the wing.
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WINGED — (a.) Swift; rapid.
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WINGED — (a.) Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; hence, elevated; lofty; sublime.
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WINGED — (a.) Furnished with wings; transported by flying; having winglike expansions.
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WINGED — (imp. & p. p.) of Wing
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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 …
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SPUR — ( v. t. ) To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to urge or goad; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
WINGED — — wingedly , adv. — wingedness , n. /wingd/ or, esp. Literary, /wing"id/ , adj. 1. having wings. 2. having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPUR — spur 1 — spurless , adj. — spurlike , adj. — spurrer , n. /sperr/ , n. , v. , …
Random House Webster's 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
PLOVER — n. type of shorebird, type of bird that lives near the seashore
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WINGED — ( 2 ) ˈwiŋ-əd adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : having wings winged seeds (2) : having wings …
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
WINGED — adj swift; rapid. 2. winged ·adj wounded or hurt in the wing. 3. winged ·adj fanned with wings; swarming with …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
PLOVER — noun any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family charadridae, and especially those belonging to the …
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
WINGED — [winged] adj (14c) 1 a (1): having wings "~ seeds" (2): having wings of a specified kind--used in combination "strong-winged" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster 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
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
WINGED — winged adjective 'having wings'; past participle of ▷ wing wɪŋd —but formerly, and sometimes in verse still, also BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLOVER — plover BrE AmE ˈplʌv ə AmE \ - ə r ˈploʊv- ▷ plover|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WINGED — / wɪŋd; NAmE / adjective 1. having wings : winged insects OPP wingless 2. -winged (in adjectives) having the number …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPUR — / spɜː(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a sharp pointed object that riders sometimes wear on the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
WINGED — winged /wɪŋd/ BrE AmE adjective having wings: winged insects
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SPUR — I. spur 1 /spɜː $ spɜːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: spura ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLOVER — plov ‧ er /ˈplʌvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: Vulgar Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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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 & AF …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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
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Oxford English vocab
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
WINGED — A winged insect or other creature has wings. Flycatchers feed primarily on winged insects. ADJ : usu ADJ n
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SPUR — ( spurs, spurring, spurred) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
WINGED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a winged insect literary: ▪ Swallows swooped to snatch winged insects from the sky. EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPUR — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB earn ▪ David had done absolutely nothing to earn his spurs when Samuel …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLOVER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE golden ▪ Birds under threat include dunlin, golden plover , black grouse, merlin and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WINGED — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]a high-winged aeroplaneA winged animal or form has wings.The winged adult mosquitos emerge from the pupae.Cupid …
Cambridge English vocab
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
WINGED — Synonyms and related words : agile, breakneck, dashing, double-quick, eagle-winged, expeditious, express, fast, fleet, flying, galloping, hair-trigger, hasty, headlong, hustling, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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

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