The Collaborative International Dictionary
Strand plover
Strand \Strand\, n. [AS. strand; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan.
strand, Icel. str["o]nd.]
The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large
lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river.
--Chaucer.
Strand birds. (Zo["o]l.) See Shore birds, under Shore.
Strand plover (Zo["o]l.), a black-bellied plover. See Illust. of Plover.
Strand wolf (Zo["o]l.), the brown hyena.