plover

plover
    n 1: any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact
         build having straight bills and large pointed wings;
         closely related to the sandpipers
    

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. (Zool.) 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. (Zool.) 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}
         ({Aegialitis hiaticula}). See {Ringneck}. The {piping
         plover} ({Aegialitis meloda}); {Wilson's plover}
         ({Aegialitis Wilsonia}); the {mountain plover}
         ({Aegialitis montana}); and the {semipalmated plover}
         ({Aegialitis semipalmata}), are all small American
         species.
         [1913 Webster]

   {Bastard plover} (Zool.), 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] Plow
    

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, 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