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Meanings of lapwing in English
Portuguese
quero-quero Usage of lapwing in English
1
Suddenly it put forth wings, turned into a lapwing and flew away.
2
Up in the heather the lapwing flew about flapping her wings.
3
The curlew is saying good-night to the lapwing on the hill.
4
Putrid fish and the remains of a black-crested lapwing floated in the willows.
5
The lapwing is a kind of plover, and is very swift of foot.
6
Then Ailsa disappeared and like a lapwing ran across the moorland.
7
Does the lapwing defend its young with as much courage as the hen?
8
In "Much Ado about Nothing" we get a glimpse of the lapwing:-
9
She also painted some of Ireland's endangered birds such as yellowhammer, lapwing and curlew.
10
We're losing much-loved species like snipe or lapwing completely from southern parts of England now.
11
You can't walk a dozen paces without hearing the calls of breeding curlew and lapwing.
12
Wearing the lapwing is a mildly anxiety-inducing procedure.
13
Low and plaintive come the notes of a lapwing; the same notes, but tender with love.
14
Interpreting similarly the lapwing's cry, they retaliate with:-
15
Why, she had cheeks like yours, and she would run-nolapwing could fly faster over corn.
16
My first lapwing was disturbed from the nest.
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