double-banded plover

noun

A small shorebird, of species Anarhynchus bicinctus, of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands, having two bands of contrastive colour on the breast.

Meanings

noundouble-banded plover (plural double-banded plovers)

plural double-banded plovers

  1. A small shorebird, of species Anarhynchus bicinctus, of Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands, having two bands of contrastive colour on the breast.
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