/ ˈplʌvə(r); NAmE / noun
a bird with long legs and a short tail that lives on wet ground
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French , based on Latin pluvia rain.
/ ˈplʌvə(r); NAmE / noun
a bird with long legs and a short tail that lives on wet ground
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Norman French , based on Latin pluvia rain.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005