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pewit n. 田凫;田凫的鸣声;海鸥之一种 田凫;田凫的鸣声;海鸥之一种 pewit n 1: small black- headed European gull [ synonym: { laughing gull}, { blackcap}, { pewit}, { pewit gull}, { Larus ridibundus}] 2: large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs [ synonym: { lapwing}, { green plover}, { peewit}, { pewit}] 3: small olive- colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America [ synonym: { pewee}, { peewee}, { peewit}, { pewit}, { wood pewee}, { Contopus virens}] 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}.] [ 1913 Webster]
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}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The woodcock. [ Local, U. S.] [ 1913 Webster] { Wood pewee} ( Zool.), a bird ({ Contopus virens}) similar to the pewee ( See { Pewee}, 1), but of smaller size. [ 1913 Webster]
Laughing \ Laugh" ing\, a. & n. from { Laugh}, v. i. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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