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Named after the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson by his friend George Ord in 1814.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wilson's plover
Today it means: Charadrius wilsonia, a small coastal wading bird. Full definition →
Today it means: Charadrius wilsonia, a small coastal wading bird. Full definition →
Named after the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson by his friend George Ord in 1814.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.