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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