Explore Lapwing through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like plover. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Lapwing meaning
- Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae.
- The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
Synonyms of Lapwing
Using Lapwing
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae. | Any of several medium-sized wading birds belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae, within family Charadriidae. | The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).
- Useful related words include: green plover, peewit, pewit, plover.
- Possible Dutch translations are: kievit, kieviet.
- In the example corpus, lapwing often appears in combinations such as: lapwing and, as lapwing.
Context around Lapwing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lapwing
- In this selection, "lapwing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tern, heron, plover, requires, kingfisher and aerobatics stand out and add context to how "lapwing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a masked lapwing nervous system and arctic tern lapwing and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lapwing" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lapwing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The first lapwing egg of the season. (7 words)
Argentina has the hornero, Uruguay the southern lapwing, and Paraguay the bellbird. (12 words)
Birdwatcher Tim Dean said he felt "privileged" to see the lapwing on Monday. (13 words)
Take the permissive path to the bird hide at the lagoon to witness the thousands of wildfowl and waders that gather here over winter to feed on the rich wet grassland, including large flocks of Golden Plover, Lapwing and Wigeon. (40 words)
Five months spent documenting the various wetland flora and fauna showed 35 species of birds belonging to 18 families to frequent the lake, such as the Eurasian Marsh Harrier, Indian Pond Heron, Lapwing, Kingfisher, and Small Bee-Eater. (38 words)
The other Outer Hebrides target species include the great yellow bumblebee, dunlin, northern colletes mining bee, common pipistrelle bat, Arctic tern, lapwing, and the Irish lady’s tresses orchid. (29 words)
Example sentences (12)
Birdwatcher Tim Dean said he felt "privileged" to see the lapwing on Monday.
Frampton Marsh mainly takes care of lowland breeding waders, such as lapwing and redshank, with its main aim to give the species a safe place to nest.
Lapwing requires a mosaic of habitats to breed and prefers boggy open areas with bare ground or short vegetation, avoiding areas of dense cover.
The other Outer Hebrides target species include the great yellow bumblebee, dunlin, northern colletes mining bee, common pipistrelle bat, Arctic tern, lapwing, and the Irish lady’s tresses orchid.
Five months spent documenting the various wetland flora and fauna showed 35 species of birds belonging to 18 families to frequent the lake, such as the Eurasian Marsh Harrier, Indian Pond Heron, Lapwing, Kingfisher, and Small Bee-Eater.
Take the permissive path to the bird hide at the lagoon to witness the thousands of wildfowl and waders that gather here over winter to feed on the rich wet grassland, including large flocks of Golden Plover, Lapwing and Wigeon.
Argentina has the hornero, Uruguay the southern lapwing, and Paraguay the bellbird.
In spring, the pass was filled with curlew trills and I stood transfixed by lapwing aerobatics and lost myself in the songs of skylarks.
He earnestly learned the English names of birds like lapwing, lark, finch, and Sandgrouse, among others, that thrive in the heat and dust of the desert.
The first lapwing egg of the season.
Such species include native birds such as lapwing and Eurasian crane, to much more exotic examples like Marabou stork, Greater flamingo, and Manchurian crane.
The nictitating membrane as it covers the eye of a masked lapwing Nervous system The nervous system is large relative to the bird's size.
Common combinations with lapwing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lapwing and 5×
- as lapwing 2×