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golden plover

–noun
either of two plovers of the genus Pluvialis, having the back marked with golden-yellow spots, P. apricaria, of Europe, or P. dominica, of America.

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1775–85
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golden plover

noun
plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots 
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