lapwing.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
Meaning & usage
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae. The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
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Where this word comes from
From Middle English lapwynge, lapwynke, lappewincke, lapwynche, lhapwynche, from Old English hlēapewince (“lapwing”), from Old English hlēapan (“to leap”) + wincian (“to wink, make a sign”), due to its manner of flight. Cognate with West Frisian ljip (“lapwing”). The modern form is influenced by folk etymology to resemble English wing.
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