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LAPWING

\lˈapwɪŋ], \lˈapwɪŋ], \l_ˈa_p_w_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of LAPWING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The name of a bird of the plover family, also called peewit, from its peculiar cry.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A genus of birds of the plover family, including the pee-wit.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A bird that flaps its wings in a peculiar manner as it flies; the plover-called also the peewit.
See under lap 1.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] A native grallatorial bird of the genus Vanellus, with loud, flapping wings, and a peculiar sharp chip, found on the borders of rivers and lakes and marshes;â€” called also green-plover, peewit.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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