pratincole

prat·in·cole  (prtn-kl, prt-, prtng-, 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.

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[New Latin prtincola : Latin prtum, meadow + Latin incola, inhabitant; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pratincole - Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers glareole limicoline 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