Pratincole

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several Old World shore birds of the genera Glareola and Stiltia of the family Glareolidae, having brown and black plumage, long pointed wings, a forked tail, and a tapered bill.
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  • n. Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola or Stiltia of the family Glareolidae.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidæ, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A glareole, as Glareola pratincola; any bird of the family Glareolidæ. See cut under Glareola.
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  • n. Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    limicoline bird    shore bird    shorebird   
     
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