PRATINCOLE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'prating`kowl
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers

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	Synonyms:	glareole

	See Also:	genus Glareola, Glareola, limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Pra"tin*cole\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the Old World genus {Glareola}, or family {Glareolid[ae]}, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail.