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lapwing

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lap·wing /ˈlæpˌwɪŋ/ noun [countable]  HBPa small black and white European bird with raised feathers on its head 凤头麦鸡,田凫 SYN peewit
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lapwingLook out for birds such as redshank and lapwing.Look out for lapwing and redshank in particular.
lap·wing nounChineseSyllable
bird black European and Corpus feathers white small raised a with


lapwing
lapwing /ˈlæpˌwɪŋ/ noun [countable]
a small black and white European bird with raised feathers on its head
   SYN  peewit


lap·wingBrE /ˈlæpwɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlæpwɪŋ/ 🔊 (also pee·wit) nouna black and white bird with a row of feathers (called a crest) standing up on its head 凤头麦鸡