ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun
: a large plover ( Squatarola squatarola or Charadrius squatarola ) highly esteemed as a game bird that breeds in the arctic regions of both continents but winters in Africa and So. America and differs from related birds in its jet-black throat and underparts when in breeding plumage