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pee·wit P0152075 (pē′wĭt′, pyo͞o′ĭt)n. Variant of pewit.peewit (ˈpiːwɪt) n (Animals) another name for lapwing[C16: imitative of its call]pe•wit or pee•wit (ˈpi wɪt, ˈpyu ɪt) n. the lapwing, Vanellus vanellus. [1520–30; imitative] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | peewit - large crested Old World plover having wattles and spursgreen plover, lapwing, pewitplover - any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipersgenus Vanellus, Vanellus - Eurasian lapwings | | 2. | peewit - small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North AmericaContopus virens, pewee, wood pewee, peewee, pewitNew World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher, flycatcher - large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wingContopus, genus Contopus - peweesContopus sordidulus, western wood pewee - small flycatcher of western North America | Translations EncyclopediaSeelapwingpeewit
Synonyms for peewitnoun large crested Old World plover having wattles and spursSynonymsRelated Words- plover
- genus Vanellus
- Vanellus
noun small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North AmericaSynonyms- Contopus virens
- pewee
- wood pewee
- peewee
- pewit
Related Words- New World flycatcher
- tyrant bird
- tyrant flycatcher
- flycatcher
- Contopus
- genus Contopus
- Contopus sordidulus
- western wood pewee
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