Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sand plover

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: sand -plover
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various plovers that winter on sandy beaches. The lesser sand plover is Charadrius mongolus; the greater sand plover is Charadrius leschenaultii.

Inflected Forms

sand plovers (plural) sandplover (alternative)

Phrases

greater sandplover lesser sandplover

Questions

What does sand plover mean?: Any of various plovers that winter on sandy beaches. The lesser sand plover is Charadrius mongolus; the greater sand plover is Charadrius leschenaultii.

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