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lapwing

lap·wing [ láp wìng ] (plural lap·wings or lap·wing)


noun 
Definition:
 
type of plover: a long-legged bird that is noted for its shrill cry and erratic flight. Genus Vanellus.

[ Old English hleapewince<leap + Germanic ancestor of wink meaning "move from side to side"; altered by association with lap1, wing]
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