/prat"ing kohl', prat"n-/ , n.
any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
[ Pratincola (1756) genus name, equiv. to L prat ( um ) meadow + incola inhabitant (see IN- 2 , -COLOUS) ]