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peewit

/ˈpiːwɪt/

peewit noun: northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

Noun

peewit (plural peewits)

  1. northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
  2. laughing gull (Xema ridibundus)
  3. pewee or peewee
  4. (Australia) A magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca).
    • A hawk came swooping down near tree-level to be immediately assailed by screeching pee-wits.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 107
  5. The sound of the call of one of these birds.

peewit meaning in Tamil

peewit in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

Forms of peewit

pluralpeewits
alternative formpewit

Origin of peewit

Onomatopoeic; for the pronunciation /ˈpjuːɪt/ and corresponding form pewit, compare leeward, Seward, steward.

Questions about peewit

What does peewit mean?
Peewit means northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
What is peewit in Tamil?
Peewit in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Peewit meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is peewit?
Peewit is a noun.
How do you pronounce peewit?
Peewit is pronounced /ˈpiːwɪt/.
What is the plural of peewit?
The plural of peewit is peewits.

Words near peewit in the dictionary

  1. peewah
  2. peewahs
  3. peewee
  4. peewee golf
  5. peewees
  6. peewit
  7. peewits
  8. peeyew
  9. peeyoo
  10. PEF
  11. PEFC

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Adapted from Wiktionary: peewit (page history and authors); peewit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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