pee·wit (p  w t , py t)n. Variant of pewit. |
peewit [ˈpiːwɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for lapwing
[imitative of its call]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  peewit - 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 |
| 2. |  peewit - small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North AmericaNew World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, flycatcher - large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing Contopus, genus Contopus - pewees Contopus sordidulus, western wood pewee - small flycatcher of western North America |
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