单词 | lapwing |
释义 | lapwing /lap"wing'/, n. 1. a large Old World plover, Vanellus vanellus, having a long, slender, upcurved crest, an erratic, flapping flight, and a shrill cry. 2. any of several similar, related plovers. [bef. 1050; ME, var. (by assoc. with WING) of lapwinke, OE hleapwince plover. See LEAP, WINK] |
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