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crab plover

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any wading bird of species Dromas ardeola.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Dutch: krabplevier — Dromas ardeola
  • Finnish: luolakahlaaja — Dromas ardeola
  • French: drome ardéole — Dromas ardeola
  • French: pluvier crabier — Dromas ardeola
  • Japanese: 蟹千鳥 (kani chidori) — Dromas ardeola
  • Korean: 게물떼새 (gemulttesae) — Dromas ardeola
  • Malayalam: ഞണ്ടുണ്ണി (ñaṇṭuṇṇi) — Dromas ardeola
  • Polish: krabożer — Dromas ardeola
  • Polish: krabojad — Dromas ardeola