pratincole – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Pratincole
The
pratincoles or
greywaders are a group of
birds which together with the
coursers and
Egyptian plover make up the family
Glareolidae. They have short legs, very long pointed wings and long forked tails.
pratincole
Noun
1. Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
(synonym) glareole
(hypernym) shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
(member-holonym) Glareola, genus Glareola
pratincole
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pratincole
Pratincole
(n.)
Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidae, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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