Main Entry:

pra·tin·cole

Pronunciation:

\ˈpra-t^ən-ˌkōl, ˈprā-, -tiŋ-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

ultimately from Latin pratum meadow + incola inhabitant, from in- + colere to cultivate — more at wheel

Date:

1773

: any of several Old World shore-inhabiting birds (genera Glareola and Stiltia of the family Glareolidae) with a short bill and a forked tail