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1. (n.) pratincole
any of various ploverlike open-country birds of the courser family, esp. of the genus Glareola, having a short bill, long wings, and a forked tail.
Etymology: (< NL Pratincola (1756) genus name = L prāt(um) meadow +incola inhabitant (see in -2, -colous ))
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1. (noun) pratincole, glareole
Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
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1. (noun) pratincole
any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidae, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail
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