英语词汇“pratincole”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pratincole

/ˈpratɪŋkəʊl

noun

A long-winged fork-tailed insectivorous bird related to the plovers, resembling a swallow in flight and typically living near water.

Genus Glareola (and Stiltia), family Glareolidae: several species, in particular G. pratincola of Africa and the Mediterranean.

Its head looked more jaeger-like than anything, and I wondered whether it was a pratincole.

Late 18th century: from modern Latin pratincola, from Latin pratum 'meadow' + incola 'inhabitant'.

单词	pratincole
释义	pratincole /ˈpratɪŋkəʊl / noun A long-winged fork-tailed insectivorous bird related to the plovers, resembling a swallow in flight and typically living near water. Genus Glareola (and Stiltia), family Glareolidae: several species, in particular G. pratincola of Africa and the Mediterranean. Its head looked more jaeger-like than anything, and I wondered whether it was a pratincole. Origin Late 18th century: from modern Latin pratincola, from Latin pratum 'meadow' + incola 'inhabitant'.
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