English Explanatory Dictionary

pratincole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹætɪnˌkəʊl/

Word forms

pratincole pratincoles

Etymology

From Latin pratincola (“meadow-dweller”).

Synonyms

greywader

Derived words

Australian pratincole Stiltia isabella black-winged pratincole Glareola nordmanni collared pratincole Glareola pratincola grey pratincole Glareola cinerea Madagascar pratincole Glareola ocularis oriental pratincole Glareola maldivarum rock pratincole Glareola nuchalis small pratincole Glareola lactea
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