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lapwing

The correct spelling is lapwing.

How to pronounce lapwing

noun

IPA: /ˈlæpwɪŋ/

Say it like: Lap-win-g

The correct spelling is lapwing. Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae within family Charadriidae.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae within family Charadriidae.
  2. 2.The tewit (Vanellus cristatus) (which is a type of lapwing in the first sense).
  3. 3.A silly man.

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