[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pewee \pe"wee\, n. so called from its note.
   1. zool. a common american tyrant flycatcher sayornis
      phoebe, or sayornis fuscus. called also pewit, and
      phoebe.
      1913 webster

   2. the woodcock. local, u.s.
      1913 webster

   wood pewee zool., a bird contopus virens similar to
      the pewee see pewee, 1, but of smaller size.
      1913 webster
see also:
sayornis phoebe sayornis fuscus pewit phoebe wood pewee contopus virens 
pewee 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pewit \pe"wit\, n. prob. of imitative origin; cf. od. piewit,
   d. kievit, g. kibitz. zool.
      a the lapwing.
      b the european black-headed, or laughing, gull xema
          ridibundus. see under laughing.
      c the pewee. written also peevit, peewit, pewet.
          1913 webster
see also:
xema ridibundus laughing peevit peewit pewet 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

laughing \laugh"ing\, a.  n.
   from laugh, v. i.
   1913 webster

   laughing falcon zool., a south american hawk
      herpetotheres cachinnans; -- so called from its notes,
      which resemble a shrill laugh.

   laughing gas chem., nitrous oxide, also called
      hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen; -- so called
      from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes
      produces when inhaled. it has been much used as an
      anaesthetic agent, though now its use is primarily in
      dentistry

   laughing goose zool., the european white-fronted goose.
      

   laughing gull. zool.
   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 zool., the spotted hyena. see hyena.

   laughing jackass zool., the great brown kingfisher
      dacelo gigas, of australia; -- called also giant
      kingfisher, and gogobera.

   laughing owl zool., a peculiar owl sceloglaux
      albifacies of new zealand, said to be on the verge of
      extinction. the name alludes to its notes.
      1913 webster
see also:
laugh laughing falcon herpetotheres cachinnans laughing gas laughing goose laughing gull 
xema ridibundus pewit black cap red-legged gull sea crow 
larus atricilla laughing hyena hyena laughing jackass dacelo gigas 
giant kingfisher gogobera laughing owl sceloglaux albifacies 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
laughing gull blackcap pewit gull larus ridibundus lapwing green plover 
peewit pewee peewee wood pewee contopus virens 

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