different between plover vs ploverlike

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman plover, pluvier, Old French plovier, from Late Latin plovarius, pluvi?rius, of disputed origin; perhaps from Latin pluvia (“rain”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pl?v?/, /?plo?v?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?pl?v?/
• Rhymes: -??v?(?), -?v?(?)
• Hyphenation: plov?er

Noun

plover (plural plovers or plover)

1. Any of various wading birds of the family Charadriidae.
2. (Australia) The masked lapwing, Vanellus miles.

Translations

Derived terms

• American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica)
• Bartramina plover (Bartramia longicauda)
• bastard plover (Vanellus spp.)
• beach plover
• black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
• black-breasted plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
• black-winged plover (Vanellus melanopterus)
• blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus)
• bull-head plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
• calico plover (Arenaria spp.)
• Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
• chestnut-banded plover (Charadrius pallidus)
• collared plover (Charadrius collaris)
• crab plover (Dromas ardeola)
• golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
• gray plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
• hill plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
• Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
• masked plover (Vanellus miles)
• piping plover (Charadrius melodus)
• ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
• sea plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
• semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
• Swiss plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
• whistling plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
• yellow plover (Pluvialis apricaria)

Anagrams

• Provel

Old French

Verb

plover

1. Alternative form of plovoir

English

Etymology

plover +? -like

Adjective

ploverlike (comparative more ploverlike, superlative most ploverlike)

1. Resembling a plover or some aspect of one.