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pratincole definition

prat·in·cole (prat′'n kōl, prat′iŋ-)

noun

any of various small Old World shorebirds (family Glareolidae) with long, pointed wings and a forked tail; esp., the Eurasian pratincole (Glareola pratincola)

Etymology: < ModL pratincola < L pratum, meadow (see prairie) + incola, inhabitant < in-, in- + colere, to till: see cult

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