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pratincole


  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pratincole 
  n  :  Old  World  shorebird  with  long  pointed  wings  and  short  legs; 
  closely  related  to  the  coursers  [syn:  {glareole}] 




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