Definition of Pewit

1. Noun. Small black-headed European gull.

Exact synonyms: Blackcap, Larus Ridibundus, Laughing Gull, Pewit Gull
Generic synonyms: Gull, Sea Gull, Seagull
Group relationships: Genus Larus, Larus

2. Noun. Large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs.
Exact synonyms: Green Plover, Lapwing, Peewit
Generic synonyms: Plover
Group relationships: Genus Vanellus, Vanellus

3. Noun. Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America.

Definition of Pewit

1. n. The lapwing.

Definition of Pewit

1. Noun. (U.K.) (alternative form of peewit) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pewit

1. the lapwing [n -S] - See also: lapwing

Medical Definition of Pewit

1. The lapwing. The European black-headed, or laughing, gull (Xema ridibundus). See Laughing. The pewee. Alternative forms: peevit, peewit, pewet. Origin: Prob. Of imitative origin; cf. OD. Piewit, D. Kievit, G. Kibitz. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pewit

peuce
peucedanin
peuces
peucil
peutz-jeghers syndrome
pew
pewee
pewees
pewet
pewfellow
pewfellows
pewful
pewfuls
pewholder
pewholders
pewit (current term)
pewit gull
pewits
pewlike
pewmate
pewmates
pews
pewter
pewterer
pewterers
pewters
pewterware
pewterwares
pewtery
pewtre

Literary usage of Pewit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and Their Eggs by Henry Leonard Meyer (1857)
"pewit GULL. LARUS RIDIBUNDUS. THE pewit Gull is one of the most numerous of the gull species on the coast of Great Britain during the winter months, ..."

2. Short Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of the Highlands by Charles St. John (1893)
"THE pewit is the first bird that visits us for the purpose of nidification. About the middle of February a solitary pewit appears, or perhaps a pair, ..."

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