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Kiebitz

lapwing

noun KEE-bits Rare
Animals & Nature Wild Animals

Also means

peewit

Usage Note

Kiebitz (Vanellus vanellus) is a crested wading bird with a distinctive kii-wit call; it nests on open farmland and meadows. The word also means 'kibitzer' (a nosy onlooker) in colloquial German, from the bird's habit of noisily alerting other animals.

Examples

"Der Kiebitz schrie laut, als wir den Feldweg entlanggingen."

Natural Translation

The lapwing cried loudly as we walked along the field path.

Literal Translation

The lapwing screamed loudly, as we the field-path along-went.

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