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lapwing
/ˈlæpwɪŋ/
noun 3
Collocations
1LAPWING + NOUN
licorice, lieschen's, pilfers
Definitions
noun
1
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
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.
2
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
3
A silly man.
This lapwing runs away with the shell on his head.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
- peewit
- pewit
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
Wiktionary02
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
Wiktionary03
Lapwings are abundant winter visitors to the area but, like the Golden Plovers, vary greatly in number between years.
Wiktionary04
No lapwing pilfers Lieschen's licorice.
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