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单词 lapwing
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lap•wing /ˈlæpˌwɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Birdsa bird, a large plover of Eurasia and N Africa, having a long, upcurved crest, a flopping flight, and a shrill cry.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lap•wing  (lap′wing′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsa large Old World plover, Vanellus vanellus, having a long, slender, upcurved crest, an erratic, flapping flight, and a shrill cry.
  2. Birdsany of several similar, related plovers.
  • Middle English, variant (by association with wing) of lapwinke, Old English hlēapwince plover. See leap, wink bef. 1050

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lapwing /ˈlæpˌwɪŋ/ n
  1. any of several plovers of the genus Vanellus, esp V. vanellus, typically having a crested head, wattles, and spurs
    Also called: green plover, peewit
Etymology: 17th Century: altered form of Old English hlēapewince plover, from hlēapan to leap + wincian to jerk, wink1
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