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Definition of Pratincole

Pratincole
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.

Meaning of Pratincole from wikipedia

- The pratincoles or greywaders are a subfamily (Glareolinae) of birds which together with the coursers make up the family Glareolidae. They have short...
- The small pratincole, little pratincole, or small Indian pratincole (Glareola lactea) is a small wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. The small...
- The collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola), also known as the common pratincole or red-winged pratincole, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae...
- The black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni) is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae. The genus name is a diminutive of Latin glarea...
- The oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), also known as the gr****hopper-bird or swallow-plover, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae....
- The Australian pratincole (Stiltia isabella) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. It breeds in Australia's interior; it winters to northern...
- The Madagascar pratincole (Glareola ocularis) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. It is found in Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique...
- The grey pratincole (Glareola cinerea) is a species of bird, in the family Glareolidae. It is found on the continent of Africa, in the countries of Angola...
- The rock pratincole (Glareola nuchalis) is a species of bird in the family Glareolidae. There are two subspecies of rock pratincole: G. n. liberiae (Schlegel...
- family Glareolidae. The pratincoles are a group of birds consisting of the seven species of this genus and the Australian pratincole, the only species of...