PRATINCOLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers

Synonyms:

glareole; pratincole

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pratincole" is a kind of...):

limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)

Holonyms ("pratincole" is a member of...):

genus Glareola; Glareola (type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles)

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