pluvier

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

pluvier

from Old French plouvier or plovier, from Vulgar Latin pluviarus "rain bird" which comes from Latin pluvia (rain).

Definition

ornithologiechasse

Plural

pluviers

Hyperonyms

oiseauCharadriiformescharadriidé

Hyponyms

pluvier argentépluvier asiatiquepluvier bronzépluvier de Leschenaultpluvier dorépluvier fauvepluvier guignardpluvier kildirpluvier siffleur

Translations

  • germangerman:Regenpfeifer
  • englishenglish:plover
  • spanishspanish:chorlito
  • italianitalian:piviere
  • dutchdutch:plevier
  • polishpolish:siewka
  • russianrussian:ржанка

See also

pluie (cn.) pluvian (cn.) pluvieux (adj.) pluviosité (cn.)