1. A medium-sized wading bird (Vanellus vanellus) common in Europe and Asia, characterized by its iridescent green-black plumage, distinctive crest, and acrobatic display flights
   "The northern pewit is easily recognized by its distinctive black and white plumage and long crest";
   - lapwing, green plover, peewit, northern lapwing
    
2. Small black-headed European gull
   "The pewit's distinctive call echoed across the harbour";
   - laughing gull, blackcap, pewit gull, Larus ridibundus

Derived forms: pewits

Type of: gull, plover, sea gull, seagull

Part of: genus Larus, genus Vanellus, Larus, Vanellus

Encyclopedia: Pewit