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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A crested shorebird (Vanellus vanellus) of Eurasia and North Africa having broad, rounded wings, a greenish back, and distinctive deep wing beats.
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- noun A crested
plover ,Vanellus vanellus .
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