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English-Thai Dictionary

pewit

N นก จำพวก  Lapwing peewit

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PEWIT

Pe "wit, n. Etym: [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. OD. piewit, D.kievit, G. kibitz. ] (Zoöl.) (a ) The lapwing. (b ) The European black-headed, or laughing, gull (Xema ridibundus ). See under Laughing. (c ) The pewee. [Written also peevit, peewit, pewet. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pewit

pe wit |ˈpēwit, ˈpyo͞oit ˈpiwɪt |(also peewit ) noun the northern lapwing (see lapwing ). ORIGIN early 16th cent.: imitative of the bird's call.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pewit

pe wit |ˈpēwit, ˈpyo͞oit ˈpiwɪt |(also peewit ) noun the northern lapwing (see lapwing ). ORIGIN early 16th cent.: imitative of the bird's call.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pewit

pe wit /píːwɪt /名詞 C 〘鳥 〙1 タゲリ .2 pewee .3 ユリカモメ .