Meanings
nounWilson's plover (plural Wilson's plovers)
plural Wilson's plovers
- Charadrius wilsonia, a small coastal wading bird.
Origin
Named after the Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson by his friend George Ord in 1814.
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Wilson's plover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilson's%20plover
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