lapwing
Americannoun
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a large Old World plover, Vanellus vanellus, having a long, slender, upcurved crest, an erratic, flapping flight, and a shrill cry.
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any of several similar, related plovers.
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Etymology
Origin of lapwing
before 1050; Middle English, variant (by association with wing ) of lapwinke, Old English hlēapwince plover. See leap, wink 1
Vocabulary lists containing lapwing
Example Sentences
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The grey-headed lapwing, which normally spends winters in India before moving to breeding grounds in China and Japan, was first spotted in Low Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, on Monday.
From BBC • May 2, 2023
Amongst the first class are capercailzie, … wild duck, and bittern; and amongst the shy ones with camouflaged eggs are lapwing, … ring plover, and golden plover.
From Nature • Aug. 5, 2019
In Finland, for example, the Northern lapwing and Eurasian curlew have usually built their ground nests on barley fields after farmers have sown their crops in the spring.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2018
Bass, koi and mosquito fish swim here, while bright dragonflies and zebra lapwing butterflies flit overhead.
From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2014
It began to counterfeit different birds; those which it imitated the most naturally, at least to a stranger, were the jay, the raven, the cardinal, and the lapwing.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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