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lapwing
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lap·wing  (lpwng)
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 hlapewince : hlapan, to leap + *wincan, to waver.]
lapwing [ˈlæpˌwɪŋ]
n
(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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lapwinglapwing - large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
green plover, peewit, pewit
plover - 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
Translations
lapwing [ˈlæpwɪŋ] N → avefría f
lapwing
n → Kiebitz m
lapwing [ˈlæpˌwɪŋ] n → pavoncella
lapwing [ˈlæpˌwɪŋ] n → pavoncella


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