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Lapwing

noun
1.
Large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs.  Synonyms: green plover, peewit, pewit.





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... lapwing, or peewit: The lapwing was at one time a handmaiden of the Virgin Mary, and stole her mistress's scissors, for which she was transformed into a bird, and condemned to wear a forked tail resembling scissors. Moreover, the lapwing was doomed forever ...
— Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) - Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales • Various


Words linked to "Lapwing" :   plover, Vanellus, peewit, pewit, genus Vanellus, green plover


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