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lapwing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlæpwɪŋ/
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Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
   • The resident tropical plovers have much less pointed wings, and most of the lapwings have fairly rounded wing-tips, a wing shape apparently more adapted to aerial manoeuvrability than to long-distance migration. 2010, Des Thompson, Ingvar Byrkjedal, Tundra Plovers, page 36:
   • Plovers and lapwings are a large, virtually worldwide family that differs from sandpipers in, among other things, having a shorter, thicker, pigeonlike bill and more robust proportions. 1986, Steven L. Hilty, Bill Brown, A Guide to the Birds of Colombia, page 149:
   • Lapwings are abundant winter visitors to the area but, like the Golden Plovers, vary greatly in number between years. 2010, Clive Finlayson, Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar, page 244:
2. Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae. ▸ The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
3. (obsolete) A silly man.
   • This lapwing runs away with the shell on his head. c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:

Forms

Deriveds

wattled lapwing · cayenne lapwing · gray lapwing · long-toed lapwing · masked lapwing · spur-winged lapwing · spot-breasted lapwing · southern lapwing · sociable lapwing · white-crowned lapwing · white-tailed lapwing · blacksmith lapwing · river lapwing · crowned lapwing · brown-chested lapwing · red-wattled lapwing · Senegal lapwing · Javan lapwing · African wattled lapwing · northern lapwing · banded lapwing · pied lapwing · black-winged lapwing · white-headed lapwing · yellow-wattled lapwing · Andean lapwing · black-headed lapwing · gray-headed lapwing

Relateds

plover

Translations (59)

be кні́гаўка (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · wym kiwic (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · dsb kibut (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · mt venewwa (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · fr vanneau (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · az bibikinə (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · gl tabuela (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · ru чи́бис (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · nrf pievie (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · sh вивак (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · cs čejka (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · sgs pīmpė (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · tcy ടിട്ടിഭ (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · eo vanelo (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · nn vipe (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · gl tamouca (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · ka პრანწია (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · fo vípa (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · uk ча́йка (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · gd curracag (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · sh vivak (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · io vanelo (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · ca fredeluga (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · pa ਟਟੀਹਰੀ (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · ta ஆட்காட்டி (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · is vepja (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · vo vanul (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · ga pilibín (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · ja タゲリ (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · gl galdaripo (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · hu bíbic (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · cmn 田鳧 /田凫 (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · uk чи́бис (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · fy ljip (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · nl kievit (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · sco teuchat (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · pl czajka (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · gd adharcan (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · es tero (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · es avefría (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · lb Piwitsch (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · sv vipa (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · be чы́біс (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · fi hyyppä (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · nb vipe (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · bg калу́герица (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · cy cornicyll (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · ga adhaircín (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · es queltehue (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · sgs gīvė (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · nl kieviet (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · lt pempė (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · el καλημάνα (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · sk cíbik (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · pt quero-quero (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · da vibe (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · de Kiebitz (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · it vanello (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) · ro nagâț (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)