lapwing

English - Turkish

Definition of lapwing in English Turkish dictionary

kızkuşu

Vanellus vanellus

yağmurkuşuna benzeyen bir kuş

(isim) kızkuşu

kızkuş

Related Terms

northern lapwing

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) kızkuşu

English - English

Definition of lapwing in English English dictionary

A silly man

This lapwing runs away with the shell on his head.

Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae of the family Charadriidae

{n} the name of a swift noisy bird

of the London market, esteemed a delicacy

A bird in the plover family (Vanellus vanellus) aka northern lapwing or peewit

It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype

Any of various medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae of the family Charadriidae

It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles

large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs

Its eggs are the "plover's eggs" of the London market, esteemed a delicacy

A small European bird of the Plover family Vanellus cristatus, or V

The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea

A lapwing is a small dark green bird which has a white breast and feathers sticking up on its head. a small black and white European bird with raised feathers on its head = peewit. Any of numerous bird species of the plover family (Charadriidae), especially the Eurasian lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) of farmlands and grassy plains. Lapwings are about 12 in. (30 cm) long and have broad, rounded wings. Several species have crests, and some have wing spurs (sharp projections at the bend of the wing). The Eurasian lapwing is green-glossed black above with white cheeks, black throat and breast, white belly, and white tail with a black band. About 24 other species are found in South America, Africa, southern Asia, Malaya, and Australia

Its eggs are the "plover's eggs"

Its back is coppery or greenish bronze

vanellus

{i} European plover (type of bird)

Related Terms

northern lapwing

A crested plover, Vanellus vanellus

The lapwing

flopwing

The lapwing

tuet

The lapwing

tirwit

The lapwing

teeuck

The lapwing

pewit

The lapwing

wipe

a lapwing

peewit

lapwings

plural of lapwing

Hyphenation

lap·wing

Etymology

() From Old English hlēapewince, from hlēapan ‘to leap’ + *winc- ‘sway, totter’ (because of its manner of flight). The modern form is partly due to popular etymology.