'Cayenne lapwing' definitions:
Definition of 'Cayenne lapwing'
From: GCIDE
- 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}. [1913 Webster]