Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
green plover. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
green plover, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
green plover in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
green plover you have here. The definition of the word
green plover will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
green plover, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Noun
green plover (plural green plovers)
- (British) The lapwing.
- Synonym of golden plover
1795, Thomas Boreman, A description of above three hundred animals, page 141:The Green PLOVER is about the bigness of a Lapwing, the colour of the whole upper side is black, thick set with yellowish green spots; the breast brown, spotted with yellowish green; the belly white.
1810, Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon, A History of the Earth and Animated Nature, page 131:THE GREEN PLOVER (Plate 72.)
Is rather larger than a Lapwing, and weighs about nine ounces.