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peewit.

Any of several birds:

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpiːwɪt//ˈpjuːɪt/

Any of several birds: northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Any of several birds: laughing gull (Xema ridibundus)
Any of several birds: pewee or peewee
Any of several birds: A magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca).
Australia
The sound of the call of one of these birds.

Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic; for the pronunciation /ˈpjuːɪt/ and corresponding form pewit, compare leeward, Seward, steward.

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