LAPWING


Meaning of LAPWING in English

/lap"wing'/ , n.

1. a large Old World plover, Vanellus vanellus, having a long, slender, upcurved crest, an erratic, flapping flight, and a shrill cry.

2. any of several similar, related plovers.

[ bef. 1050; ME, var. (by assoc. with WING) of lapwinke, OE hleapwince plover. See LEAP, WINK ]

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