lapwings
Meaning of lapwings
plural noun
a large plover, typically having a black-and-white head and underparts and a loud call.
Old English hlēapewince, from hlēapan ‘to leap’ and a base meaning ‘move from side to side’ (whence also wink); so named because of the way it flies. The spelling was changed in Middle English by association with lap2 and wing.
Information about lapwings
- It is a name.
- The singular form of lapwings is: lapwing.
- Languages in which lapwings is used:
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Hyphenation of lapwings
lap-wings
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- lapwings is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Anagrams of lapwings
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