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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Pluvialinae — certainplovers .
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Examples
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For instance, Helen "Pluvialis" lectures on science, and is a poet of note.
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Its proprietor, "Pluvialis", just shyly told me of it, though apparently she has been linking to us for a while.
Fretmarks 2006
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Its proprietor, "Pluvialis", just shyly told me of it, though apparently she has been linking to us for a while.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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There are also ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, knot Calidris canutus, redshankTringa totanus and bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica among many other species.
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I found Xtin via Pluvialis/Fretmarks they are friends IRL and what a find it was.
Some photographs 2008
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I found Xtin via Pluvialis/Fretmarks they are friends IRL and what a find it was.
Superior Scribblers 2008
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Punta Rasa is an important feeding and resting spot for many migratory bird species including Calidris canutus, C. Fuscicollis, Limosa haemastica, Pluvialis dominica, Charadrius falklandicus, and gaviotines (Sterna hirundo).
Semi-arid Pampas 2008
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Several migratory wader species are regular visitors to the island, principally are double-banded dotterel Charadrius bicinctus, eastern golden plover Pluvialis dominica, turnstone Arenaria interpres, whimbrel Numenius phaeopus and bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica.
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River bed invertebrates support a diverse birdlife including wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis, paradise shelduck Tadorna variegata, black-billed gull, black-fronted tern Sterna albistriata and banded dotterel Pluvialis obscura.
Te Wahipounamu (South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area), New Zealand 2008
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Of course, Pluvialis was all over this a month ago, scooping the Times by a mile.
Vinkensport 2007
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