peewit
English
Alternative forms
pewit
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈpiːwɪt/
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Noun
peewit
(
plural
peewits
)
any of several
birds
northern lapwing
(
Vanellus vanellus
)
laughing gull
(
Xema ridibundus
)
pewee
or
peewee
the sound of the call of the peewit
Translations
Vanellus vanellus
Asturian:
cigoreya
(ast)
,
chova
(ast)
,
neverina
(ast)
,
pegueta
(ast)
,
peguiella
(ast)
Belarusian:
кні́гаўка
f
(
kníhaŭka
)
,
ка́ня
f
(
kánja
)
Czech:
čejka chocholatá
French:
vanneau huppé
(fr)
m
German:
Kiebitz
(de)
m
Irish:
pilibín
m
Kalmyk:
заарг
(
zaarg
)
Scots:
teuchat
Scottish Gaelic:
curracag
f
,
adharcan
m
Welsh:
cornchwiglen
f