Etymology

pratincole

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Today it means: Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia. Full definition →

Latin pratincola
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  1. Latin · derived frompratincola“meadow-dweller”
  2. English todaypratincole

From Latin pratincola (“meadow-dweller”).

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