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noun
Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: greywader
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: glareole
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
History
From Latin pratincola (“meadow-dweller”).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
