Peewit
/ˈpiːwɪt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several birds:; northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
- 2 small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America wordnet
- 3 Any of several birds:; laughing gull (Xema ridibundus)
- 4 large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs wordnet
- 5 Any of several birds:; pewee or peewee
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- 6 the sound of the call of the peewit
Antonyms
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Onomatopoeic; for the pronunciation /ˈpjuːɪt/ and corresponding form pewit, compare leeward, Seward, steward.