GOLDEN PLOVER

Meaning of GOLDEN PLOVER in English

either of two plovers of the genus Pluvialis, having the back marked with golden-yellow spots, P. apricaria, of Europe, or P. dominica, of America.

[ 1775-85 ]

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GOLDEN PLOVER — noun Date: 1785 any of three plovers (genus Pluvialis ) having dark upperparts spotted with gold
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GOLDEN PLOVER — noun : either of two gregarious plovers of the genus Pluvialis having dark upperparts spotted with gold in all plumages …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOLDEN PLOVER — Date: 1785 : any of three plovers (genus Pluvialis ) having dark upperparts spotted with gold ; especially : one …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOLDEN PLOVER — Function: noun Date: 1785 : any of three plovers (genus Pluvialis ) having dark upperparts spotted with gold especially : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GOLDEN PLOVER — ■ noun a northern plover with a gold-speckled back and black face and underparts. [ Pluvialis apricaria and related species.]
Concise Oxford English vocab
GOLDEN PLOVER — [golden plover] n (1785): either of two gregarious plovers (genus Pluvialis); esp: one (P. dominica) that breeds in arctic America …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOLDEN PLOVER — золотистая ржанка (Pluvialis apricaria)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GOLDEN PLOVER — золотистая ржанка ( Pluvialis apricaria )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
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
GOLDEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Golden Bull of 1356 golden eagle Golden Gate Bridge Golden Horde golden lion tamarin …
Английский словарь Британика
GOLDEN — I. ˈgōldən adjective ( usually -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from gold (I) + -en 1. a. : consisting of …
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
GOLDEN — — goldenly , adv. — goldenness , n. /gohl"deuhn/ , adj. 1. bright, metallic, or lustrous like gold; of the …
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
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
GOLDEN — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. : consisting of, relating to, or containing gold 2. a. : being …
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
GOLDEN — adj made of gold; consisting of gold. 2. golden ·adj having the color of gold; as, the golden grain. 3. …
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
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
GOLDEN — city, seat (1861) of Jefferson county, north-central Colorado, U.S. It lies on Clear Creek at the foot of Lookout Mountain …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLOVER — plover BrE AmE ˈplʌv ə AmE \ - ə r ˈploʊv- ▷ plover|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOLDEN — golden BrE AmE ˈɡəʊld ə n ⇨ˈɡɒʊld- AmE \ ˈɡoʊld- ▷ golden|ly li ▷ golden|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˈ golden …
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
GOLDEN — / ˈgəʊldən; NAmE ˈgoʊldən/ adjective 1. (especially literary ) made of gold : a golden crown 2. bright yellow in …
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
GOLDEN — gold ‧ en W3 /ˈɡəʊld ə n $ ˈɡoʊl-/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . having a bright yellow colour like …
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
GOLDEN — adj. 1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden …
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
GOLDEN — adj. 1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden …
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
GOLDEN — adj.1 a made or consisting of gold (golden sovereign). b yielding gold. 2 coloured or shining like gold (golden hair). …
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
GOLDEN — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is golden is bright …
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
GOLDEN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a golden age (= a time of great happiness or success ) ▪ a television …
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
GOLDEN — [adjective]a golden (= made of gold) necklace.See also golden.(esp. UK) A golden jubilee is (a special event which celebrates) the …
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
GOLDEN — adj. Golden Bull of 1356 golden eagle Golden Gate Bridge Golden Horde golden lion tamarin golden lion marmoset golden ratio/rectangle/section …
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
GOLDEN — adj. 25B6; adjective her golden hair : BLOND(E), yellow, fair, flaxen, tow-coloured. a golden time : SUCCESSFUL, prosperous, flourishing, thriving; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLDEN — [Probabaly from folklore's "golden egg"] When used to describe a magnetic medium (e.g. "golden disk", "golden tape"), describes one containing …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
GOLDEN — adj. 1 yellow, yellowish, gold, blond or blonde, flaxen, aureate; tow(-haired) Her golden tresses fell about her shoulders 2 gold, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GOLDEN — adjective BAD : It's a navy blue coat with golden buttons. GOOD : It's a navy blue coat with gold …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
GOLDEN — adjective (Business World) In business jargon: involving the payment of a large sum of money or other gifts to an …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
PLOVER — сущ.; зоол. зуек, ржанка (зоология) ржанка (Charadriidae) plover зоол. ржанка, зуек
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDEN — прил. 1) золотистый Syn : goldish, aureate 2) золотой (преим. перен.) the golden fleece golden ball golden gates golden age …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDEN — golden.ogg 1. ʹgəʋld(ə)n a 1. золотистый golden hair - золотистые волосы golden sunset clouds - золотистый закат -ые облака golden …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GOLDEN — golden прил.1) золотистый Syn:goldish, aureate 2) золотой преим. перен. - golden fleece - golden ball - golden gates - golden …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GOLDEN — 1. ʹgəʋld(ə)n a 1. золотистый golden hair - золотистые волосы golden sunset clouds - золотистый закат -ые облака golden grain …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GOLDEN — прил. 1) золотистый Syn: goldish , aureate 2) золотой прям. и перен. - golden fleece - golden age - golden …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GOLDEN — прил. 1) золотистый Syn: goldish, aureate 2) золотой прям. и перен. - golden fleece - golden age - golden ager - golden ball - golden boy - golden deeds - golden …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PLOVER
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии

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