Definitions for Pratincole
ˈpræt ɪŋˌkoʊl, ˈpræt n-prat·in·cole

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1. pratincole, glareolenoun

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

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1. pratincolenoun

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

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1. pratincole

   A pratincole is a type of bird that belongs to the Glareolidae family. They are characterized by their long pointed wings and short legs, and are typically found in warmer regions. Pratincoles are known for their unusual habit of ground-nesting and their distinctive flight patterns.

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1. Pratincolenoun

   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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1. 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. Their most unusual feature for birds classed as waders is that they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground. Their short bills are an adaptation to aerial feeding. Their flight is fast and graceful like a swallow or a tern, with many twists and turns to pursue their prey. They are most active at dawn and dusk, resting in the warmest part of the day. Like the coursers, the pratincoles are found in warmer parts of the Old World, from southern Europe and Africa east through Asia to Australia. Species breeding in temperate regions are long distance migrants. Their two to four eggs are laid on the ground in a bare scrape. The Australian Pratincole, the only species not in the genus Glareola, is more terrestrial than the other pratincoles, and may be intermediate between this group and the coursers. The name "Pratincole" comes from the term pratincola coined by German naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer from the Latin words prātum meadow and incola resident.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pratincole in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pratincole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pratincole
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pratincole
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pratincole
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pratincole