lapwing

lapwing
noun
  1. a large plover, typically having a black-and-white head and underparts and a loud call. (also called the green plover or peewit)
    凤头麦鸡,田凫。 (亦称 the green plover 或 peewit)
  2. Genus Vanellus, family Charadriidae: several species, in particular the northern lapwing (V. vanellus) of Eurasia (also called the green plover or peewit), which has a dark green back and a crest
    麦鸡属,鸻科:数种,尤指欧亚大陆背部暗绿有冠的凤头麦鸡(拉丁名V. vanellus)(亦称 the green plover 或 peewit)
语源
  1. Old English hlēapewince, from hlēapan 'to leap' and a base meaning 'move from side to side' (whence also wink); so named because of the way it flies. The spelling was changed in Middle English by association with lap and wing
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