…a mountainous island in the Caribbean, the loftiest of the Lesser Antilles and the northernmost and largest of the Windward Islands; population 72,700 (est. 2009); languages, English (official), Creole; capital, Roseau. The island came into British possession at the end of the 18th century, becoming an independent republic within the Commonwealth in 1978…
…a North Eurasian and North American plover, with a gold-speckled back and black face and underparts in the breeding season…
…a beetle that feeds on grain and rice and is a common pest of granaries and flour mills…
