单词 | black-bellied plover |
释义 | > as lemmasblack-bellied plover black-bellied plover n. North American the grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola, the male of which in the breeding season has a black face, breast, and belly.Cf. black-breasted plover n. at black-breasted adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1813 A. Wilson Amer. Ornithol. VII. 41 Black-bellied Plover... This bird is known in some parts of the country by the name of the large Whistling Field Plover. 1880 Forest & Stream 15 4 Black-bellied plover... On the coast of Virginia..the name of pilot has been given. 1954 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 17 Apr. 43/2 There's some black-bellied plovers flying there. 2002 Connecticut Wildlife Mar.–Apr. 11/1 The plaintive whistling call of the black-bellied plover epitomizes the essence of wildness. < as lemmas |
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