HyperDic: lapwing

English > 1 sense of the word lapwing:
NOUNanimallapwing, green plover, peewit, pewitlarge crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
English > lapwing: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs.
Synonymsgreen plover, peewit, pewit
Member ofVanellus, genus VanellusEurasian lapwings
BroaderploverAny of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings
Spanishavefría
Catalanfredeluga

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