PRATINCOLE


Meaning of PRATINCOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpra-t ə n-ˌkōl, ˈprā-, -tiŋ- ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Latin pratum meadow + incola inhabitant, from in- + colere to cultivate — more at wheel

Date: 1773

: any of several Old World shore-inhabiting birds (genera Glareola and Stiltia of the family Glareolidae) with a short bill and a forked tail

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