Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pewit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
{Laughing goose} (Zo["o]l.), the European white-fronted
goose.
{Laughing gull}. (Zo["o]l.)
(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} (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena. See {Hyena}.
{Laughing jackass} (Zo["o]l.), the great brown kingfisher
({Dacelo gigas}), of Australia; -- called also {giant
kingfisher}, and {gogobera}.
{Laughing owl} (Zo["o]l.), a peculiar owl ({Sceloglaux
albifacies}) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of
extinction. The name alludes to its notes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis
ph[oe]be}, or {S. fuscus}). Called also {pewit}, and
{ph[oe]be}.
2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
{Wood pewee} (Zo["o]l.), a bird ({Contopus virens}) similar
to the pewee (See {Pewee}, 1), but of smaller size.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pewit \Pe"wit\, n. [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. OD. piewit,
D. kievit, G. kibitz.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The lapwing.
(b) The European black-headed, or laughing, gull ({Xema
ridibundus}). See under {Laughing}.
(c) The pewee. [Written also {peevit}, {peewit}, {pewet}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pewit
n 1: small black-headed European gull [syn: {laughing gull}, {blackcap},
{pewit gull}, {Larus ridibundus}]
2: large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
[syn: {lapwing}, {green plover}, {peewit}]
3: small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North
America [syn: {pewee}, {peewee}, {peewit}, {wood pewee}, {Contopus
virens}]
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