Lapwing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlæpwɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lapwing is a noun meaning Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
Meaning
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A silly man.
Example Sentences
This lapwing runs away with the shell on his head.
Lapwings are abundant winter visitors to the area but, like the Golden Plovers, vary greatly in number between years.
Plovers and lapwings are a large, virtually worldwide family that differs from sandpipers in, among other things, having a shorter, thicker, pigeonlike bill and more robust proportions.
The resident tropical plovers have much less pointed wings, and most of the lapwings have fairly rounded wing-tips, a wing shape apparently more adapted to aerial manoeuvrability than to long-distance migration.
Word Forms
- lapwings
Synonyms for lapwing
Depending on context, synonyms include pewit, peewit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include peewit, pewit, wattled, plover, flopwing, wipe.
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