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Peewit

//ˈpiːwɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several birds:; northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
  2. 2
    small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several birds:; laughing gull (Xema ridibundus)
  4. 4
    large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs wordnet
  5. 5
    Any of several birds:; pewee or peewee
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  1. 6
    the sound of the call of the peewit

Etymology

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

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