| 单词 | golden plover |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgolden plover golden plover n. a migratory plover of the genus Pluvialis of the northern boreal zone, having black underparts and a mottled golden back in the breeding season, now regarded as the three species P. apricaria of Eurasia, P. dominica of North America, and P. fulva of Pacific coasts; frequently with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Charadriidae > genus Pluvialis > pluvialis apricaria (Eurasian golden plover) green plover1550 spotted plover1750 golden plover1766 yellow plover1793 grey plover1885 squealer1888 the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Charadriidae > genus Pluvialis > pluvialis dominica (American golden plover) green plover1550 whistling plover1668 golden plover1766 frost bird1803 greenback1843 prairie plover1851 prairie snipe1851 prairie pigeon1874 kolea1888 squealer1888 1766 Catal. Nat. & Artific. Curiosities 5 A Grey or Golden Plover. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 146 Charadrius pluvialis..(The Golden Plover)..is the most common of all, and is found throughout the whole globe. 1890 Cent. Dict. Prairie-pigeon, the American golden plover, Charadrius dominicus. Also called prairie-plover and prairie-snipe. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 908 The Pacific golden plover winters in the Sandwich Islands and nests in distant Alaska. 2009 Independent 29 Dec. 29/5 A relative of the lapwing, the golden plover is quite different in the air. < as lemmas |
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