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PRATINCOLE
pratincole, glareole
(noun) Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pratincole (plural pratincoles)
Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola or Stiltia of the family Glareolidae.
Synonyms
• (species in Glareola or Stiltia): greywader
Anagrams
• proclinate, rilonacept
Source: Wiktionary
Pra"tin*cole, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidæ, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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