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lap·wing

(lăp′wĭng′)

Any of several medium-sized shorebirds of the widely distributed genus Vanellus, having distinctive deep wing beats, especially the northern lapwing.

[By folk etymology from Middle English lapwink, hoopoe, lapwing, from Old English hlēapewince : hlēapan, to leap + *wincan, to waver.]

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lapwing

(ˈlæpˌwɪŋ)

(Animals) any of several plovers of the genus Vanellus, esp V. vanellus, typically having a crested head, wattles, and spurs. Also called: green plover, pewit or peewit

[C17: altered form of Old English hlēapewince plover, from hlēapan to leap + wincian to jerk, wink¹]

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lap•wing

(ˈlæpˌwɪŋ)

n.

any of several large plovers of the genus Vanellus, esp. V. vanellus, of Eurasia and N Africa, having a long, upcurved crest, an erratic, flopping flight, and a shrill cry.

[before 1050; Middle English, variant (by association with wing) of lapwinke]

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Noun

lapwing - large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs

green plover, peewit, pewit

plover - any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers

genus Vanellus, Vanellus - Eurasian lapwings

Translations

pavoncella

lapwing

[ˈlæpwɪŋ] N → avefría f

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lapwing

n → Kiebitz m

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lapwing

[ˈlæpˌwɪŋ] n → pavoncella

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And here is a moor-cock's; and this - I should know it among a thousand - it's a lapwing's.

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He knew that "a lapwing runs close by the ground," that choughs are "russet-pated." He knew all the beauty that is to be found throughout the country year.

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Lapwing Lodge in Gleniffer Braes will soon have a new indoor activity hall thanks to major funding from a community development scheme.

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Lapwing, curlew and oystercatcher are all on the red and amber list, and since the 1960s there's been a widespread decline of golden plover across Scotland.

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On 16 and 17 March 2011, AC and MW surveyed every publicly accessible road on Phillip Island and counted every lapwing encountered, noting age, location, and flag status (and identification, if applicable).

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It was an opportunity for the public to see the large numbers of wintering wading birds, such as Lapwing and Curlew, which come into the reserve at this time of year.

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The conservation group said among the new species was the vulnerable (Vu) Chinese Egret, which they spotted in Buguey; and the near threatened (NT) Northern Lapwing, which they saw in Palaui Island.

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Her pictures on display included a black-shouldered kite, a rosy starling, a Brahminy kite and a yellow-wattled lapwing, all shot in the DHA.

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Sheep farmer Alun Wyn Evans is also active in promoting conservation and an understanding of the environment, and has won an RSPB award for increasing lapwing numbers on his farm.

Award-winning Alun is a community champion

A project at the Parc Slip Nature Reserve in Bridgend aims to build an artificial floating island for the endangered Lapwing to keep predators away while it nests and lays eggs.