pratincole


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pratincole /ˈpratɪŋkəʊl/
noun a long-winged insectivorous bird related to the plovers. [Glareola pratincola (Africa and the Mediterranean) and other species.]
– origin C18: from mod. L. pratincola, from L. pratum ‘meadow’ + incola ‘inhabitant’.
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