Pewit

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]
     1. (Zool.) 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} (Zool.), a bird ({Contopus virens}) similar to
        the pewee (See {Pewee}, 1), but of smaller size.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pewit \Pe"wit\, n. [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. OD. piewit,
     D. kievit, G. kibitz.] (Zool.)
        (a) The lapwing.
        (b) The European black-headed, or laughing, gull ({Xema
            ridibundus}). See under {Laughing}.
        (c) The pewee. [Written also {peevit}, {peewit}, {pewet}.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Laughing \Laugh"ing\, a. & n.
     from {Laugh}, v. i.
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     {Laughing falcon} (Zool.), a South American hawk
        ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); -- so called from its notes,
        which resemble a shrill laugh.
  
     {Laughing gas} (Chem.), nitrous oxide, also called
        hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen; -- so called
        from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes
        produces when inhaled. It has been much used as an
        anaesthetic agent, though now its use is primarily in
        dentistry
  
     {Laughing goose} (Zool.), the European white-fronted goose.
        
  
     {Laughing gull}. (Zool.)
     (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} (Zool.), the spotted hyena. See {Hyena}.
  
     {Laughing jackass} (Zool.), the great brown kingfisher
        ({Dacelo gigas}), of Australia; -- called also {giant
        kingfisher}, and {gogobera}.
  
     {Laughing owl} (Zool.), 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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]