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  Plover, IA (city, FIPS 63840)
    Location: 42.87710 N, 94.62242 W
    Population (1990): 101 (49 housing units)
    Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50573
  Plover, WI (village, FIPS 63525)
    Location: 44.46260 N, 89.54295 W
    Population (1990): 8176 (2978 housing units)
    Area: 20.3 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 54467

  Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain
     bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from
     pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See
     Float.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds
        belonging to the family Charadrid[ae], and especially
        those belonging to the subfamily Charadrins[ae]. They
        are prized as game birds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,
        the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola);
        the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda); and
        other species of sandpipers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Among the more important species are the blackbellied
           plover or blackbreasted plover ({Charadrius
           squatarola) of America and Europe; -- called also
           gray plover, bull-head plover, Swiss plover, sea
           plover, and oxeye; the golden plover (see under
           Golden); the ring plover or ringed plover
           ({[AE]gialitis hiaticula). See Ringneck. The piping
           plover ({[AE]gialitis meloda}); Wilson's plover
           ({[AE]gialitis Wilsonia); the mountain plover
           ({[AE]gialitis montana); and the semipalmated plover
           ({[AE]gialitis semipalmata), are all small American
           species.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Bastard plover (Zo["o]l.), the lapwing.
  
     Long-legged plover, or yellow-legged plover. See
        Tattler.
  
     Plover's page, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Rock plover, or Stone plover, the black-bellied plover.
        [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Whistling plover.
        (a) The golden plover.
        (b) The black-bellied plover.
            [1913 Webster]

  Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain
     bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from
     pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See
     Float.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds
        belonging to the family Charadrid[ae], and especially
        those belonging to the subfamily Charadrins[ae]. They
        are prized as game birds.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,
        the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola);
        the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda); and
        other species of sandpipers.
  
     Note: Among the more important species are the blackbellied,
           or blackbreasted, plover ({Charadrius squatarola}) of
           America and Europe; -- called also gray plover,
           bull-head plover, Swiss plover, sea plover, and
           oxeye; the golden plover (see under Golden); the
           ring+or+ringed+plover+({[AE]gialitis+hiaticula" rel="nofollow">ring or ringed plover ({[AE]gialitis hiaticula). See
           Ringneck. The piping plover ({[AE]gialitis
           meloda); Wilson's plover ({[AE]. Wilsonia}); the
           mountain+plover+({[AE].+montana" rel="nofollow">mountain plover ({[AE]. montana); and the
           semipalmated+plover+({[AE].+semipalmata" rel="nofollow">semipalmated plover ({[AE]. semipalmata), are all
           small American species.
  
     Bastard plover (Zo["o]l.), the lapwing.
  
     Long-legged, or yellow-legged, plover. See Tattler.
        
  
     Plover's page, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Rock plover, or Stone plover, the black-bellied plover.
        [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Whistling plover.
        (a) The golden plover.
        (b) The black-bellied plover.

  Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
     LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
     1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
        trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
        characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
        throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
        and the Rocky mountains.
  
              From the forests and the prairies, From the great
              lakes of the northland.               --Longfellow.
  
     2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
        natural meadow.
  
     Prairie chicken (Zo["o]l.), any American grouse of the
        genus Tympanuchus, especially T. Americanus (formerly
        T. cupido), which inhabits the prairies of the central
        United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
  
     Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
        Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
        dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
        the prairies of the United States.
  
     Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
        terebinthaceum) with large rough leaves and yellow
        flowers, found in the Western prairies.
  
     Prairie dog (Zo["o]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
        Ludovicianus) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
        plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
        the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
        that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
  
     Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
  
     Prairie hare (Zo["o]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
        ({Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
        
  
     Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zo["o]l.), a falcon of
        Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts
        are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
        under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
  
     Prairie hen. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
        
  
     Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
        intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
        Western United States; -- also called swamp itch,
        winter itch.
  
     Prairie marmot. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
  
     Prairie mole (Zo["o]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops
        argentatus), native of the Western prairies.
  
     Prairie pigeon, plover, or snipe (Zo["o]l.), the upland
        plover. See Plover, n., 2.
  
     Prairie rattlesnake (Zo["o]l.), the massasauga.
  
     Prairie snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless American snake
        ({Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
        with brown above.
  
     Prairie squirrel (Zo["o]l.), any American ground squirrel
        of the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; --
        called also gopher.
  
     Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
        root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta) of the
        Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
        pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
  
     Prairie warbler (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored American
        warbler ({Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow,
        with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
        parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
        sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
        three outer tail feathers partly white.
  
     Prairie wolf. (Zo["o]l.) See Coyote.

  plover
       n : any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact
           build having straight bills and large pointed wings;
           closely related to the sandpipers

  plover
     n.
     1 Any of various wading birds of the family Charadriidae.
     2 (lb en Australia) The masked lapwing, ''Vanellus miles''.
     vb.
     1 To dote over, or, crowd or nestle with
     2 To hunt for plover.
     3 To wade along the shore, examining the sand like a plover does.
     Old French vb.
     (alternative form of fro plovoir)

  Plover
     n.
     1 (place en minor city co/Pocahontas County s/Iowa c/USA), named for
  the bird.
     2 (place en town co/Marathon County s/Wisconsin c/USA).
     3 (place en town/and/village co/Portage County s/Wisconsin).

  plover
     n.
     1 Any of various wading birds of the family Charadriidae.
     2 (lb en Australia) The masked lapwing, ''Vanellus miles''.
     vb.
     1 To dote over, or, crowd or nestle with
     2 To hunt for plover.
     3 To wade along the shore, examining the sand like a plover does.

  Plover
     n.
     1 (place en minor city co/Pocahontas County s/Iowa c/USA), named for
  the bird.
     2 (place en town co/Marathon County s/Wisconsin c/USA).
     3 (place en town/and/village co/Portage County s/Wisconsin).

  plover
     n.
     1 Any of various wading birds of the family Charadriidae.
     2 (lb en Australia) The masked lapwing, ''Vanellus miles''.
     vb.
     1 To dote over, or, crowd or nestle with
     2 To hunt for plover.
     3 To wade along the shore, examining the sand like a plover does.
     Old French vb.
     (alternative form of fro plovoir)

  Plover
     n.
     1 (place en minor city co/Pocahontas County s/Iowa c/USA), named for
  the bird.
     2 (place en town co/Marathon County s/Wisconsin c/USA).
     3 (place en town/and/village co/Portage County s/Wisconsin).

  plover
     n.
     1 Any of various wading birds of the family Charadriidae.
     2 (lb en Australia) The masked lapwing, ''Vanellus miles''.
     vb.
     1 To dote over, or, crowd or nestle with
     2 To hunt for plover.
     3 To wade along the shore, examining the sand like a plover does.
     Old French vb.
     (alternative form of fro plovoir)

  Plover
     n.
     1 (place en minor city co/Pocahontas County s/Iowa c/USA), named for
  the bird.
     2 (place en town co/Marathon County s/Wisconsin c/USA).
     3 (place en town/and/village co/Portage County s/Wisconsin).

  Plover /plˈʌvə/
  الزقزاق

  plover //ˈploʊvɚ// //ˈplʌvə// //ˈplʌvɚ// 
  дъждосвирец
  wading bird of the family Charadriidae

  plover /plˈʌvə/ 
  čejka

  plover /plˈʌvə/
  Kiebitz , Kibitz  [ornith.]
     Synonyms: lapwing, peewit
  

  plover /plˈʌvə/
  Regenpfeifer  [ornith.]

  plover //ˈploʊvɚ// //ˈplʌvə// //ˈplʌvɚ// 
  kurmitsa
  wading bird of the family Charadriidae

  plover /plˈʌvə/ 
  1. टिटिहरी
        "I saw a plover in the pond drinking water and took photograph of it."

  plover /plˈʌvə/
  lile

  plover //ˈploʊvɚ// //ˈplʌvə// //ˈplʌvɚ// 
  千鳥
  wading bird of the family Charadriidae

  plover /plˈʌvə/
  1. yağmurkuşu, (zool.) Charadrius dotterel plover kalinis, (zool.) Eudromias morinellus.

  
/ˈpɫəvɝ/

  Plover, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
     Population (2000):    10520
     Housing Units (2000): 4133
     Land area (2000):     8.495966 sq. miles (22.004451 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.384034 sq. miles (0.994643 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    8.880000 sq. miles (22.999094 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            63525
     Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
     Location:             44.466183 N, 89.543707 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     54467
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Plover, WI
      Plover
  

  Plover, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    95
     Housing Units (2000): 50
     Land area (2000):     0.543496 sq. miles (1.407649 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.543496 sq. miles (1.407649 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            63840
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             42.878058 N, 94.622648 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50573
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Plover, IA
      Plover
  

  n. 千鸟类;

     n. 千鸟类