Meanings
nounnorthern lapwing (plural northern lapwings)
plural northern lapwings
- A crested plover, Vanellus vanellus.
Synonyms: green plover, lapwing, peewit, pewit, tuit, tew-it, pyewipe, peesweep
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Bulgarian калугерица
- калугерица (kalugerica)Vanellus vanellus
Catalan fredeluca, fredeluga europea
- fredelucaVanellus vanellus
- fredeluga europeaVanellus vanellus
Danish vibe
- vibeVanellus vanellus
Dutch kievit
- kievitVanellus vanellus
Esperanto Eŭrazia vanelo
- Eŭrazia vaneloVanellus vanellus
Estonian kiivitaja
- kiivitajaVanellus vanellus
Finnish töyhtöhyyppä
- töyhtöhyyppäVanellus vanellus
French vanneau huppé
- vanneau huppéVanellus vanellus
German Kiebitz
- KiebitzVanellus vanellus
Greek ευρωπαϊκή καλημάνα
- ευρωπαϊκή καλημάνα (evropaïkí kalimána)Vanellus vanellus
Hungarian bíbic
- bíbicVanellus vanellus
Italian pavoncella
- pavoncellaVanellus vanellus
Japanese 田鳧
- 田鳧 (tageri)Vanellus vanellus
Korean 댕기물떼새
- 댕기물떼새 (daenggimulttesae)Vanellus vanellus
Latvian ķīvīte
- ķīvīteVanellus vanellus
Lithuanian pempė, knyvė
- pempėVanellus vanellus
- knyvėVanellus vanellus
Persian خروسکولی
- خروسکولی (xorus-koli)Vanellus vanellus
Polish czajka
- czajkaVanellus vanellus
Portuguese abibe, ave-fria
- abibeVanellus vanellus
- ave-friaVanellus vanellus
- abecoinhaVanellus vanellus
Romanian nagâț
- nagâțVanellus vanellus
Russian чи́бис, пи́галица
- чи́бис (číbis)Vanellus vanellus
- пи́галица (pígalica)Vanellus vanellus
Spanish avefría
- avefríaVanellus vanellus
Swedish tofsvipa
- tofsvipaVanellus vanellus
Turkish kız kuşu
- kız kuşuVanellus vanellus
Welsh cornchwiglen
- cornchwiglenVanellus vanellus
Cite this entry
APA
northern lapwing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20lapwing
MLA
“northern lapwing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20lapwing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northern lapwing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20lapwing.
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