Found 2 items, similar to pewit.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pewit
pewit
n 1: small black-headed European gull [syn:
laughing gull,
blackcap,
pewit gull,
Larus ridibundus]
2: large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
[syn:
lapwing,
green plover,
peewit]
3: small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North
America [syn:
pewee,
peewee,
peewit,
wood pewee,
Contopus virens
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: pewit
Pewee
\Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A common American tyrant flycatcher (
Sayornis ph[oe]be
, or
Sayornis fuscus). Called also
pewit, and
ph[oe]be.
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2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
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Wood pewee (Zo["o]l.), a bird (
Contopus virens) similar
to the pewee (See
Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.
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Laughing
\Laugh"ing\, a. & n.
from
Laugh, v. i.
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Laughing falcon (Zo["o]l.), a South American hawk
(
Herpetotheres cachinnans); -- so called from its notes,
which resemble a shrill laugh.
Laughing gas (Chem.), hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of
nitrogen
Laughing goose (Zo["o]l.), the European white-fronted
goose.
Laughing gull. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A common European gull (
Xema ridibundus); -- called
also
pewit,
black cap,
red-legged gull, and
sea crow
.
(b) An American gull (
Larus atricilla). In summer the head
is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer
primaries black.
Laughing hyena (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena. See
Hyena.
Laughing jackass (Zo["o]l.), the great brown kingfisher
(
Dacelo gigas), of Australia; -- called also
giant kingfisher
, and
gogobera.
Laughing owl (Zo["o]l.), a peculiar owl (
Sceloglaux albifacies
) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of
extinction. The name alludes to its notes.
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