rock plover

noun

Calidris maritima (syn. Erolia maritima, purple sandpiper).

Meanings

nounrock plover (plural rock plovers)

plural rock plovers

  1. Calidris maritima (syn. Erolia maritima, purple sandpiper).
  2. Arenaria spp. (turnstones).
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APA

rock plover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20plover

MLA

“rock plover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20plover. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rock plover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20plover.

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