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Definition of golden plover in English: golden plovernoun A North Eurasian and North American plover, with a gold-speckled back and black face and underparts in the breeding season. 金鸻 Genus Pluvialis, family Charadriidae: three species, in particular P. apricaria of Europe and P. dominica of Canada Example sentencesExamples - One bright aspect is new research showing that heather moorland managed for shooting is a haven for other wildlife and rare upland birds, such as black grouse, golden plovers, curlew and lapwing.
- They include pine marten, wildcat, stoat and weasel as well as golden eagles, merlin, peregrine falcon, golden plover and in time black grouse and capercaillie.
- Other birds facing tough times in Bradford include the house sparrow, the golden plover, the yellowhammer and the redshank.
- It is the home of the lapwing, curlew, golden plover, dunlin and red grouse.
- The moorland blaze has come at a bad time for ground-nesting birds such as golden plovers, curlews, lapwings and merlins, a rare bird of prey.
Definition of golden plover in US English: golden plovernounˈɡōldən ˈpləvər A northern Eurasian and North American plover, with a gold-speckled back and black face and underparts in the breeding season. 金鸻 Genus Pluvialis, family Charadriidae: three species, in particular P. apricaria of Europe and P. dominica of Canada Example sentencesExamples - Other birds facing tough times in Bradford include the house sparrow, the golden plover, the yellowhammer and the redshank.
- One bright aspect is new research showing that heather moorland managed for shooting is a haven for other wildlife and rare upland birds, such as black grouse, golden plovers, curlew and lapwing.
- It is the home of the lapwing, curlew, golden plover, dunlin and red grouse.
- The moorland blaze has come at a bad time for ground-nesting birds such as golden plovers, curlews, lapwings and merlins, a rare bird of prey.
- They include pine marten, wildcat, stoat and weasel as well as golden eagles, merlin, peregrine falcon, golden plover and in time black grouse and capercaillie.
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