peewit
noun/ˈpiːwɪt/ · /ˈpjuːɪt/
Etymology Onomatopoeic; for the pronunciation /ˈpjuːɪt/ and corresponding form pewit, compare leeward, Seward, steward.
› Any of several birds:
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northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
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laughing gull (Xema ridibundus)
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pewee or peewee
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Australia A magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca).
- A hawk came swooping down near tree-level to be immediately assailed by screeching pee-wits.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 107:
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The sound of the call of one of these birds.