cayenne lapwing

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cayenne lapwing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Terutero \Ter`u*ter"o\, n. [Probably so named from its city.]
     (Zool.)
     The South American lapwing (Vanellus Cayennensis). Its
     wings are furnished with short spurs. Called also Cayenne lapwing
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     [1913 Webster]