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Egyptian plover

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A wading bird of the species Pluvianus aegyptius.

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  • Dutch: krokodilwachter — Pluvianus aegyptius
  • Finnish: krokotiilinvartija — Pluvianus aegyptius
  • French: pluvian fluviatile — Pluvianus aegyptius
  • French: pluvian d'Égypte — Pluvianus aegyptius
  • French: pluvian du Nil — Pluvianus aegyptius
  • German: Krokodilwächter — Pluvianus aegyptius
  • Ancient Greek: τροχίλος (trokhílos) — Pluvianus aegyptius
  • Polish: pijawnik — Pluvianus aegyptius
  • Russian: крокоди́лов сто́рож (krokodílov stórož) — Pluvianus aegyptius
  • Russian: еги́петский бегуно́к (jegípetskij begunók) — Pluvianus aegyptius
  • Turkish: timsah kuşu — Pluvianus aegyptius