Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pratincole"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pratincole \Pra"tin*cole\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any bird of the Old World genus {Glareola}, or family
{Glareolid[ae]}, allied to the plovers. They have long,
pointed wings and a forked tail.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pratincole
n : Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs;
closely related to the coursers [syn: {glareole}]
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