transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplə-vər, ˈplō- ]
noun
( plural plover or plovers )
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French plover, pluvier, from Vulgar Latin * pluviarius, from Latin pluvia rain — more at pluvial
Date: 14th century
1. : any of a family (Charadriidae) of shorebirds that differ from the sandpipers in having a short hard-tipped bill and usually a stouter more compact build
2. : any of various birds (as a turnstone or sandpiper) related to the plovers