héng

鸻

Character · NounTraditional鴴

plover; shorebird

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

technical

Refers specifically to birds of the family Charadriidae, characterized by the absence of a hind toe (unlike sandpipers).

Jīn金

kuàng眶

héng鸻

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

cháng常

jiàn见

de的

héng鸻

lèi类

。

The little ringed plover is a common type of plover.

Héng鸻

niǎo鸟

duō多

qī栖

xī息

yú于

hǎi海

bīn滨

tān滩

tú涂

。

Plovers mostly inhabit coastal mudflats.

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Zhè这

zhī只

héng鸻

de的

yǔ羽

máo毛

chéng呈

huī灰

hè褐

sè色

。

This plover's feathers are gray-brown.