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PRATINCOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pratincole mean?
• PRATINCOLE (noun)
The noun PRATINCOLE has 1 sense:
1. Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
Familiarity information: PRATINCOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
glareole; pratincole
Hypernyms ("pratincole" is a kind of...):
limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)
Holonyms ("pratincole" is a member of...):
genus Glareola; Glareola (type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles)
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