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PLUVIALIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Pluvialis mean?

• PLUVIALIS (noun)
The noun PLUVIALIS has 1 sense:

1. golden plovers

Familiarity information: PLUVIALIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PLUVIALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Pluvialis ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Golden plovers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Pluvialis; Pluvialis

Hypernyms ("Pluvialis" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Pluvialis"):

golden plover (plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots)

Holonyms ("Pluvialis" is a member of...):

Charadriidae; family Charadriidae (plover family)

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