peewit
noun/ˈpiːwɪt/
/ˈpiːwɪt/
- a bird with a dark green back and a row of feathers (called a crest) standing up on its head. A peewit is a kind of lapwing, also called a northern lapwing.Topics Birdsc2Word Originearly 16th cent.: imitative of the bird's call.
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