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/krab"pluv'euhr, -ploh'veuhr/, n.a black and white wading bird, Dromas ardeola, of the northern and western shores of the Indian Ocean.[so called from its diet]
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Crab-plover — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3 … Wikipedia
Crab plover — Crab Crab (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crab Plover — Taxobox name = Crab Plover status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Dromadidae familia authority = GR Gray, 1840 genus = Dromas genus authority = Paykull, 1805… … Wikipedia
crab plover — drominiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Dromadidae angl. crab plover ryšiai: platesnis terminas – sėjikiniai paukščiai siauresnis terminas – krabiniai sėjikai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
crab plover — krabiniai sėjikai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Dromas angl. crab plover vok. Reiherläufer, m pranc. drome ardéole, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – drominiai siauresnis terminas – krabinis sėjikas … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
crab plover — krabinis sėjikas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Dromas ardeola angl. crab plover vok. Reiherläufer, m pranc. drome ardéole, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – krabiniai sėjikai … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
crab plover — ▪ bird (species Dromas ardeola), long legged, black and white bird of Indian Ocean coasts, related to plovers and allied species of shorebirds. It comprises the family Dromadidae (order Charadriiformes). Crab plovers are tame, noisy birds about… … Universalium
crab plover — noun : a bird (Dromas ardeola) like a plover widely distributed along the east coast of Africa and the southern shores of Asia where it feeds chiefly on crabs and burrows into sandbanks to deposit its single white egg … Useful english dictionary
crab-plover — /krab pluv euhr, ploh veuhr/, n. a black and white wading bird, Dromas ardeola, of the northern and western shores of the Indian Ocean. [so called from its diet] … Useful english dictionary
Crab — (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
