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Glareola

noun

type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles

• Syn: ↑genus Glareola

• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Glareolidae, ↑family Glareolidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑pratincole, ↑glareole

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\\gləˈrēələ\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin glarea gravel; probably akin to Latin granum grain — more at corn

: a genus (the type of the family Glareolidae) of Old World shorebirds that comprises the pratincoles which are closely related to the coursers

Useful english dictionary. 2012.