Lapwing

['læpwɪŋ]

Definition

(noun.) large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs.

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Definition

(n.) A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or V. vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the "plover's eggs" of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Pewit (Tringa vanellus or Vanellus cristatus).

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Definition

n. the name of a bird of the plover family also called peewit from its peculiar cry.

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