n. Any of several shorebirds of the genera Glareola and Stiltia of the Eastern Hemisphere, having long pointed wings, a forked tail, and a short tapered bill. [New Latin prātincola : Latin prātum, meadow + Latin incola, inhabitant; see kwel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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