English-Thai Dictionary
lapwing
N ชื่อ พันธุ์ นก พวก Vanellus
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LAPWING
n.A bird of the genus Tringa; the tewit.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LAPWING
Lap "wing `, n. Etym: [OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS. hleápewince; hleápan to leap, jump + (prob. ) a word akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering; cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See Leap, and Wink. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lapwing
lap wing |ˈlapˌwiNG ˈlæpˌwɪŋ | ▶noun a large plover, typically having a black and white head and underparts and a loud call. [Genus Vanellus, family Charadriidae: several species, in particular the northern lapwing (V. vanellus ) of Eurasia (also called green plover or pewit ), which has a dark green back and a crest. ] ORIGIN Old English hlēapewince, from hlēapan ‘to leap ’ and a base meaning ‘move from side to side ’ (whence also wink ); so named because of the way it flies. The spelling was changed in Middle English by association with lap 2 and wing .
Oxford Dictionary
lapwing
lap |wing |ˈlapwɪŋ | ▶noun a large plover, typically having a black-and-white head and underparts and a loud call. ●Genus Vanellus, family Charadriidae: several species, in particular the ( northern ) lapwing (V. vanellus ) of Eurasia (also called the green plover or peewit ), which has a dark green back and a crest. ORIGIN Old English hlēapewince, from hlēapan ‘to leap ’ and a base meaning ‘move from side to side ’ (whence also wink ); so named because of the way it flies. The spelling was changed in Middle English by association with lap 2 and wing .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
lapwing
l á p w ì ng 名詞 C 〘鳥 〙タゲリ (pe (e )wit ) 〘チドリ科 〙.
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