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lapwings

lapwings is the plural of lapwing.

Meaning of lapwing

Noun

lapwing (plural lapwings)

  1. Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
    • 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
    1. The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
  2. (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...

Phrases with lapwings

Questions about lapwings

What is lapwings the plural of?
Lapwings is the plural of lapwing.

Words near lapwings in the dictionary

  1. Lapuyan
  2. Lapwai
  3. lapward
  4. lapware
  5. lapwing
  6. lapwings
  7. lapwise
  8. lapwork
  9. Lapworth
  10. Lapège
  11. Laquana

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