lap·wing (l p w ng )n. Any of several Old World birds of the genus Vanellus related to the plovers, especially V. vanellus, having a narrow crest and erratic flight behavior. Also called green plover, pewit. [By folk etymology from Middle English lapwink, hoopoe, lapwing, from Old English hl  apewince : hlapan, to leap + *wincan, to waver.] |
lapwing [ˈlæpˌwɪŋ]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several plovers of the genus Vanellus, esp V. vanellus, typically having a crested head, wattles, and spurs Also called green plover pewit peewit
[altered form of Old English hlēapewince plover, from hlēapan to leap + wincian to jerk, wink1]
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| Noun | 1. |  lapwing - large crested Old World plover having wattles and spursplover - any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers genus Vanellus, Vanellus - Eurasian lapwings |
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