From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlapwinglap‧wing /ˈlæpˌwɪŋ/ noun [countable] HBPa small black and white European bird with raised feathers on its head SYN peewit
Examples from the Corpus
lapwing• Look out for birds such as redshank and lapwing.• Look out for lapwing and redshank in particular. 