pratincole en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹætɪnˌkəʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin pratincola (“meadow-dweller”).
Meanings
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Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.
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!
1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 59:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pratincoles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Glareola maldivarum · Glareola cinerea · Madagascar pratincole · oriental pratincole · black-winged pratincole · Glareola nuchalis · collared pratincole · Glareola nordmanni · Glareola ocularis · rock pratincole · Glareola lactea · small pratincole · Glareola pratincola · Australian pratincole · Stiltia isabella · grey pratincole
Synonyms
Translations (6)
pl żwirowiec (Translations) · tr bataklık kırlangıcı (Translations) · cs ouhorlík (Translations) · bg блатна лястовица (Translations) · ca perdiu de mar (Translations) · ru тиркушка (Translations)