pratincole

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P0503500 (prăt′n-kōl′, prāt′-, prăt′ĭng-, prā′tĭng-)n. Any of several shorebirds of the genera Glareola and Stiltia of the Eastern Hemisphere, having long pointed wings, a forked tail, and a short tapered bill.

[New Latin prātincola : Latin prātum, meadow + Latin incola, inhabitant; see k^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

pratincole

(ˈprætɪŋˌkəʊl; ˈpreɪ-) n (Animals) any of various swallow-like shore birds of the southern Old World genus Glareola and related genera, esp G. pratincola, having long pointed wings, short legs, and a short bill: family Glareolidae, order Charadriiformes[C18: from New Latin pratincola field-dwelling, from Latin prātum meadow + incola inhabitant]

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(ˈpræt ɪŋˌkoʊl, ˈpræt n-)

n. any of various ploverlike open-country birds of the courser family, esp. of the genus Glareola, having a short bill, long wings, and a forked tail. [< New Latin Pratincola (1756) genus name = Latin prāt(um) meadow + incola inhabitant (see in-², -colous)]

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pratincole - Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursersglareolelimicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuariesgenus Glareola, Glareola - type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles

pratincole

(prăt`ənkōl'), common name for a large-winged shore bird including seven species in the subfamily Glareolinae of the family Glareolidae. Swift and graceful flyers, their sharply pointed, decurved bills are broad-based and open wide as adaptations for feeding on the wing. They have long wings and long, forked tails. Their diet consists primarily of grasshoppers and dragonflies. With their small, partially webbed feet, pratincoles wade rather than swim. Both sexes are similar in appearance, being 7 to 9 in. (18–23 cm) in length and generally dull brown with a white rump and tail. They are active chiefly at dusk. Three species in the genus Glareola and three in the genus Galachrysia are found from S Europe through Africa and S Asia. Stiltia isabella is the sole Australian species. Most pratincoles nest on the ground in shallow depressions or unlined scrapes. They lay from two to four smooth, oval-shaped eggs per clutch; these are dullish and colored, blending with varying soil backgrounds. Pratincoles are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Charadriiformes, family Glareolidae.

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noun Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs

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