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Webster 1913 Edition


Pratincole

Pra′tin-cole

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
Any bird of the Old World genus
Glareola
, or family
Glareolidæ
, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail.

Definition 2024


pratincole

pratincole

English

Noun

pratincole (plural pratincoles)

  1. Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola or Stiltia of the family Glareolidae.

Synonyms

  • (species in Glareola or Stiltia): greywader

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