piping plover

noun

: a small pale plover (Charadrius melodus) chiefly of eastern North America

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The species nests along the coast of New York, along with other shorebirds, including piping plovers, terns and black skimmers. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024 Plum Island is home to 227 species of birds, including piping plovers, roseate terns, Northern harriers, ospreys and American oystercatchers, according to Save the Sound’s Envision Plum Island Report. Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024 The only known surviving chick of Chicago’s famous piping plover pair, Monty and Rose, has a new rival. Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024 And while that may look like wingman behavior to humans, among piping plovers, the message is different. Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for piping plover 

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of piping plover was in 1828

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“Piping plover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piping%20plover. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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