lapwing

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

lap·wing [lapwing lapwings] BrE [ˈlæpwɪŋ] NAmE [ˈlæpwɪŋ] (also pee·wit) noun
a black and white bird with a row of feathers (called a ↑crest) standing up on its head
See also: ↑peewit

Word Origin:
Old English hlēapewince, from hlēapan ‘to leap’ and a base meaning ‘move from side to side’ (↑wink also comes from this word); so named because of the way it flies. The spelling was changed in Middle English by association with ↑lap and ↑wing.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  green plover, peewit, pewit