piping plover(n = noun.animal) charadrius melodus - small plover of eastern North America;
is a kind of plover
is a member of charadrius, genus charadrius

golden plover, green plover, killdeer plover, norfolk plover, piping, piping crow, piping crow-shrike, piping guan, plover, sea plover, stilt plover, upland plover