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lapwing

lap.wing \'lap-.win\ n [ME, by folk etymology fr. OE hle-apewince; akin to 
   OE hle-apan)X to leap and to OE wincian to wink : a crested Old World 
   plover (Vanellus vanellus) noted for its slow  irregular flapping flight 
   and its shrill wailing cry; also : any of several related plovers