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ˈlæpˌwɪŋlap·wing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lapwing, green plover, peewit, pewitnoun

    large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs

Wiktionary

  1. lapwingnoun

    Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae of the family Charadriidae.

  2. lapwingnoun

    A silly man.

  3. Etymology: From hlēapewince, from hlēapan ‘to leap’ + *winc- ‘sway, totter’ (because of its manner of flight). The modern form is partly due to popular etymology.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lapwingnoun

    A clamorous bird with long wings.

    Etymology: lap and wing.

    Ah! but I think him better than I say,
    And yet would herein others eyes were worse:
    Far from her nest the lapwing cries away;
    My heart prays for him, though my tongue do curse. William Shakespeare.

    And how in fields the lapwing Tereus reigns,
    The warbling nightingale in woods complains. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Lapwing

    Lapwings (subfamily Vanellinae) are any of various ground-nesting birds (family Charadriidae) akin to plovers and dotterels. They range from 10 to 16 inches (25 to 41 cm) in length, and are noted for their slow, irregular wingbeats in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. A group of lapwings is called a "deceit".The traditional terms "plover", "lapwing", and "dotterel" do not correspond exactly to current taxonomic models; thus, several of the Vanellinae are often called plovers, and one a dotterel, while a few of the "true" plovers (subfamily Charadriinae) are known colloquially as lapwings. In general, a lapwing can be thought of as a larger plover. In Europe's Anglophone countries, lapwing refers specifically to the northern lapwing, the only member of this group to occur in most of the continent and thus the first bird to go by the English name lapwing (also known as peewit or pyewipe).

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  1. lapwing

    A lapwing is a medium-sized wading bird belonging to the plover family, characterized by its round body, long, pointed wings and often spectacular aerial display flight. Many lapwings have distinctive head marking such as crests or wattles. They are found primarily in the Old World, including Africa, Europe, and Asia. The diet of lapwings primarily consists of insects and other small invertebrates.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lapwingnoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS. hlepewince; hlepan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering; cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See Leap, and Wink.]

Wikidata

  1. Lapwing

    Vanellinae are any of various crested plovers, family Charadriidae, noted for its slow, irregular wingbeat in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. Its length is 10-16 inches. They are a subfamily of medium-sized wading birds which also includes the plovers and dotterels. The Vanellinae are collectively called lapwings but also contain the ancient Red-kneed Dotterel. A lapwing can be thought of as a larger plover. The traditional terms "plover", "lapwing" and "dotterel" were coined long before modern understandings of the relationships between different groups of birds emerged: in consequence, several of the Vanellinae are still often called "plovers", and the reverse also applies, albeit more rarely, to some Charadriinae. In Europe, "lapwing" often refers specifically to the Northern Lapwing, the only member of this group to occur in most of the continent.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Lapwing

    lap′wing, n. the name of a bird of the plover family, also called peewit, from its peculiar cry. [M. E. lappewinke—A.S. hleápewincehleápan, to leap or run, and root of wink, to turn.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lapwing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lapwing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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