Word
Lapwing
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2 Syllables
How it's divided?
lap-wing
Definition
- n. - A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus
cristatus, or V. vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted
for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its
back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the "plover's eggs" of
the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit,
dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea.
- noun - Large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
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