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Lapwing
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What's The Definition Of Lapwing?
[n] large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lapwing: green plover | peewit | pewit Related Terms | Find terms related to Lapwing: See Also | genus Vanellus | plover | Vanellus Lapwing In Webster's Dictionary \Lap"wing`\, n. [OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS.
hle['a]pewince; hle['a]pan 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}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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}.
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