a bird with a dark green back and a row of feathers (called a crest) standing up on its head. A peewit is a kind of lapwing, also called a northern lapwing.毛刺:一只背有深绿色、头上有一排羽毛(称为波峰)的鸟。皮威特是一种翻领,也称为北方翻领。Topics Birdsc2
Word Originearly 16th cent.: imitative of the bird's call.