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lapwing
чибис, пигалица (Vanellus); чибис, пигалица (Vanellus vanellus) – crowned lapwing – gray-headed lapwing – long-toed lapwing – red-wattled lapwing – sociable lapwing – southern lapwing – spur-winged lapwing – white-tailed lapwing
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n. a plover, Vanellus vanellus, with black and white plumage, crested head, and a shrill cry. Etymology: OE hleapewince f. hleapan LEAP + WINK: assim. to LAP(1), WING ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Etymology: Middle English, by folk etymology from Old English hleapewince; akin to Old English hleapan to leap and to Old English wincian to wink Date: 14th century a crested Old World plover (Vanellus vanellus) noted for its slow irregular flapping flight and shrill wailing cry; also any of several related plovers ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(lapwings) A lapwing is a small dark green bird which has a white breast and feathers sticking up on its head. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- Spelling altered 14c. by folk etymology, from O.E. hleapewince "leaper-winker," from hleapan "to leap" + wince "totter, waver," related to wincian "to wink." Said to be "in reference to its irregular flapping manner of flight" [Barnhart], but the lapwing also flaps around on the ground pretending to have a broken wing to lure egg-hunters away from its nest, which seems a more logical explanation. Its Gk. name was polyplagktos "luring on deceitfully." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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