Definition of pratincole in US English:

noun

• A long-winged fork-tailed insectivorous bird related to the plovers, resembling a swallow in flight and typically living near water.

  Genus Glareola (and Stiltia), family Glareolidae: several species, in particular G. pratincole of Africa and the Mediterranean

  Example sentences

  • ‘Its head looked more jaeger-like than anything, and I wondered whether it was a pratincole.’