英语词汇“plovers”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

plovers

释义

plover /pluvˈər/

noun

A general name for birds of the family Charadriidae to which the lapwing and dotterel belong
Extended to some related birds
A dupe (old slang)
A prostitute (old slang)

ORIGIN: Fr pluvier, from L pluvia rain; possibly from their restlessness before rain; cf Ger Regenpfeifer, literally, rain-piper

plovˈery adjective

Abounding in plovers

plover's egg noun

A lapwing's egg, or substitute

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