English noun: peewit |
1. | peewit (animal) large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs |
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| Synonyms | green plover, lapwing, pewit |
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| Broader (hypernym) | plover |
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| Member meronym | genus Vanellus, Vanellus |
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2. | peewit (animal) small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America |
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| Synonyms | Contopus virens, peewee, pewee, pewit, wood pewee |
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| Broader (hypernym) | flycatcher, New World flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Contopus sordidulus, western wood pewee |
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| Member meronym | Contopus, genus Contopus |
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