plovernessEtymologyFrom plover + -ness.nounThe essence of what it means to be a plover; the qualities that make a plover what it is.“He has no problem with Graves painting “what he feels about what he sees,” but for Peterson, it just doesn't work with birds: “The critic will ask 'isn't it just the very essence of ploverness?' My answer is 'hardly; I know too damn much about plovers.'"”