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Vanellus

noun

Eurasian lapwings

• Syn: ↑genus Vanellus

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Charadriidae, ↑family Charadriidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑lapwing, ↑green plover, ↑peewit, ↑pewit

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\\vəˈneləs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from French vanneau lapwing, from Old French vaniel, from van winnowing fan — more at van

: a genus of birds (family Charadriidae) including the Eurasian lapwing

Useful english dictionary. 2012.