plover

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Synonyms: lover, clover, glover, plower, prover, slover, plomer, pover

Antonyms: lover, clover, glover, plower, prover, slover, plomer, pover

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. Any of various wading birds of the subfamily {{taxlink|Charadriinae|subfamily}}.
2. {{lb|en|Australia}} A [[masked lapwing]] ({{taxfmt|Vanellus miles|species}}).

Verb

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.

Proper noun

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}}.

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