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English noun: peewit

1. peewit (animal) large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs


Synonymsgreen plover, lapwing, pewit


Broader (hypernym)plover


Member meronymgenus Vanellus, Vanellus

2. peewit (animal) small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America


SynonymsContopus virens, peewee, pewee, pewit, wood pewee


Broader (hypernym)flycatcher, New World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher


Narrower (hyponym)Contopus sordidulus, western wood pewee


Member meronymContopus, genus Contopus









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