Meanings
noungolden plover (plural golden plovers)
plural golden plovers
- A migratory plover of the genus Pluvialis, having black underparts and a golden back in the breeding season, now regarded as the three species P. apricaria of Europe, P. fulva of the Pacific coasts, and P. dominica of North America.
One bright clear June morning, I watch golden plovers strutting along the southern end of Koltur, picking tiny flies off the seaweed left behind by the tide on the basalt shelf at this lowest end of the island.
2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 144
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Catalan daurada grossa, fuell
- daurada grossaPluvialis apricaria
- fuellPluvialis apricaria
Dutch goudplevier, Aziatische goudplevier
- goudplevierPluvialis apricaria
- Aziatische goudplevierPluvialis fulva
Finnish kapustarinta, siperiankurmitsa
- kapustarintaPluvialis apricaria
- siperiankurmitsaPluvialis fulva
French pluvier doré, pluvier fauve
- pluvier doréPluvialis apricaria
- pluvier fauvePluvialis fulva
Irish feadóg bhuí, feadóg shléibhe
- feadóg bhuíPluvialis apricaria
- feadóg shléibhePluvialis apricaria
Portuguese tarambola-dourada
- tarambola-douradaPluvialis apricaria
Russian золоти́стая ржа́нка
- золоти́стая ржа́нка (zolotístaja ržánka)Pluvialis apricaria
Swedish ljungpipare, sibirisk tundrapipare
- ljungpiparePluvialis apricaria
- sibirisk tundrapiparePluvialis fulva
Turkish altın yağmurcun
- altın yağmurcunPluvialis apricaria
Welsh cwtiad aur, rhostog rhudd
- cwtiad aurPluvialis apricaria
- rhostog rhuddPluvialis apricaria
Cite this entry
APA
golden plover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20plover
MLA
“golden plover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20plover. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden plover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20plover.
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