Pewit (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Peewit
• Green Plover
• Lapwing

Hypernyms

• Plover

Meaning ²

Small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Peewit
• Wood Pewee
• Contopus Virens
• Peewee
• Pewee

Hypernyms

• Tyrant Flycatcher
• Flycatcher
• New World Flycatcher

Hyponyms

• Contopus Sordidulus
• Western Wood Pewee

Meaning ³

Small black-headed European gull.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Pewit Gull
• Larus Ridibundus
• Laughing Gull
• Blackcap

Hypernyms

• Gull
• Seagull