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black-bellied plover

American  
[blak-bel-eed] / ˈblækˌbɛl id /

noun

  1. a large plover, Pluvialis squatarola, of both the New and Old Worlds, having black underparts when in nuptial plumage.

Etymology

Origin of black-bellied plover

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

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