pratincole

/ˈpɹætɪnˌkəʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prat-in-cole
IPA: /ˈpɹætɪnˌkəʊl/

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Meaning

noun

Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.

Example Sentences

"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!"

Etymology

From Latin pratincola (“meadow-dweller”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɹætɪnˌkəʊl/

Inflected Forms

pratincoles (plural)

Phrases

Australian pratincole Stiltia isabella black-winged pratincole Glareola nordmanni collared pratincole Glareola pratincola grey pratincole Glareola cinerea

Synonyms

greywader glareole

Questions

How do you pronounce pratincole?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹætɪnˌkəʊl/.

What does pratincole mean?

Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola and Stiltia.

Where does pratincole come from?

From Latin pratincola (“meadow-dweller”).

How to pronounce pratincole

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