1. (n.)lapwing any of several large plovers of the genusVanellus,esp. V. vanellus, of Eurasia and N Africa, having a long, upcurved crest, an erratic, flopping flight, and a shrill cry.
Etymology: (bef. 1050; ME, var. (by assoc. with wing ) of lapwinke)
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Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)lapwing, green plover, peewit, pewit large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
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Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)lapwing 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 graylapwing is the Squatarola cinerea
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