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单词 pratincole
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
prat•in•cole  (prat′ing kōl′, prat′n-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Birdsany of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
  • Neo-Latin Pratincola (1756) genus name, equivalent. to Latin prāt(um) meadow + incola inhabitant (see in-2, -colous)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pratincole /ˈprætɪŋˌkəʊl ˈpreɪ-/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin pratincola field-dwelling, from Latin prātum meadow + incola inhabitant
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