pratincole
UK/ˈpɹætɪnˌkəʊl/
pratincole noun: any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.
Noun
pratincole (plural pratincoles)
- Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.
- The farmer whose land the Pratincole had chosen to frequent had such an adversion to birders that he had been thundering up and down all day in a high-powered muck-spreader, splattering them with cow dung!1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 59
- Synonyms:
- greywader
pratincole meaning in Tamil
pratincole in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Synonyms of pratincole
- greywader
Forms of pratincole
| plural | pratincoles |
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Origin of pratincole
From Latin pratincola (“meadow-dweller”).
Words formed from pratincole
- Australian pratincole
- Stiltia isabella
- black-winged pratincole
- Glareola nordmanni
- collared pratincole
- Glareola pratincola
- grey pratincole
- Glareola cinerea
- Madagascar pratincole
- Glareola ocularis
- oriental pratincole
- Glareola maldivarum
- rock pratincole
- Glareola nuchalis
- small pratincole
- Glareola lactea
Questions about pratincole
- What does pratincole mean?
- Pratincole means any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.
- What is pratincole in Tamil?
- Pratincole in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Pratincole meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pratincole?
- Pratincole is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pratincole?
- Pratincole is pronounced /ˈpɹætɪnˌkəʊl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pratincole?
- The plural of pratincole is pratincoles.
Words near pratincole in the dictionary
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