peewit

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English

Alternative forms

pewit

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpiːwɪt/
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Noun

peewit (plural peewits)

any of several birds
1. northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
2. laughing gull (Xema ridibundus)
3. pewee or peewee
the sound of the call of the peewit

Translations

Vanellus vanellus

Asturian: cigoreya (ast), chova (ast), neverina (ast), pegueta (ast), peguiella (ast)
Belarusian: кні́гаўка f (kníhaŭka), ка́ня f (kánja)
Czech: čejka chocholatá
French: vanneau huppé (fr) m
German: Kiebitz (de) m
Irish: pilibín m
Scots: teuchat
Scottish Gaelic: curracag f, adharcan m
Welsh: cornchwiglen f

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