prat·in·cole (pr t n-k l , pr t-, prt ng-, prtng-)n. Any of several Old World shore birds of the genera Glareola and Stiltia of the family Glareolidae, having brown and black plumage, long pointed wings, a forked tail, and a tapered bill. [New Latin pr tincola : Latin prtum, meadow + Latin incola, inhabitant; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
pratincole [ˈprætɪŋˌkəʊl ˈpreɪ-]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various swallow-like shore birds of the southern Old World genus Glareola and related genera, esp G. pratincola, having long pointed wings, short legs, and a short bill: family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes
[from New Latin pratincola field-dwelling, from Latin prātum meadow + incola inhabitant]
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| Noun | 1. |  pratincole - Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the courserslimicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries genus Glareola, Glareola - type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles |
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