Pratincole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹætɪnˌkəʊl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pratincole is a noun meaning Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.
Meaning
Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.
Example Sentences
The farmer whose land the Pratincole had chosen to frequent had such an adversion to birders that he had been thundering up and down all day in a high-powered muck-spreader, splattering them with cow dung!
Word Forms
- pratincoles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include collared, glareolid, pintail, gallinule, plover, antpitta.
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