pratincole Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
    glareole.

WordNet

Pra"tin*cole noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidæ, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail.

Webster 1913