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Definition of Golden plover
1. Noun. Plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots.
Definition of Golden plover
1. Noun. Eurasian golden plover, ''Pluvialis apricaria'' ¹
2. Noun. Pacific golden plover, ''Pluvialis fulva'' ¹
3. Noun. American golden plover, ''Pluvialis dominic'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Golden Plover
Literary usage of Golden plover
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Jamaica: Being a History of the Bird, Its Structure, and Habits by Philip Henry Gosse, Alfred Edmund Brehm, Richard Hill (1874)
"The golden plover is one of the most beautiful of this family: it is a handsome
bird, not exactly rare, inhabiting the northern portion of our native land, ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1889)
"Flying with the lapwing may often be seen flocks or “trips” of golden plover,
one of the most beautiful birds of its family, and much less common as a ..."
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