单词 | plover-like |
释义 | > as lemmasˈplover-like ˈplover-like adv. and adj. ΚΠ 1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab xii. 217 The sand-grouse,..plover-like, kept skimming past in flocks large and small. 1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 766 We have the pratincoles..curious little ploverlike birds. 1925 Sci. Monthly Jan. 10 The eastern godwit, a plover-like bird which nests in Alaska and in eastern Siberia, spends the winter in New Zealand. 2001 Miami Herald (Nexis) 27 Apr. 13D Killdeer, a plover-like bird, nests in the island's open, grassy areas. < as lemmas |
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