/pluv"euhr, ploh"veuhr/ , n.
1. any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Cf. dotterel (def. 1), killdeer, lapwing .
2. any of various similar shorebirds, as the upland plover and other sandpipers.
[ 1275-1325; ME plovier rainbird pluviarius. See PLUVIAL, -ER 2 ]