Definition of Lapwings

1. Noun. (plural of lapwing) ¹

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Definition of Lapwings

1. lapwing [n] - See also: lapwing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lapwings

lapsus linguae
lapsus linguæ
lapsus muris
lapsus plumae
lapsus plumæ
laptop
laptop computer
laptop computers
laptopless
laptoplike
laptops
laptronica
laputan
lapward
lapwing
lapwings (current term)
lapwork
lapworks
laquay
laquays
laquearian
laqueary
lar
lar gibbon
laramie group
larb
larbish
larboard
larboards
larbs

Literary usage of Lapwings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memories of the Months: Being Pages from the Notebook of a Field-naturalist by Herbert Maxwell (1897)
"Earlier in these notes it has been pointed out that all the lapwings reared in this country pass the winter farther south; while those that winter in ..."

2. The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White (1901)
"lapwings and starlings sometimes associate. LETTER XII. March 9lh, 1772. DEAR Sin,—As a gentleman and myself were walking on the 4th of last November, ..."

3. Martin's Natural History: Containing Two Hundred and Sixty-two Beautifully by F. Martin (1874)
"The lapwings (tringa vanellus), plate 17, fig. 2, are 03 large as the woodpigeon, ... lapwings are considered useful, as they destroy the larvae of insects. ..."

4. Journeys in North China, Manchuria, and Eastern Mongolia: With Some Account by Alexander Williamson (1870)
"... in Mongolia—Mongolian Prairie Ground—A Ferry without Ferrymen—Unexpected lapwings—Uncouth Officials—A Change for the Better—Wooden Walls versus Stone. ..."

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