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GLAREOLE

Dictionary entry overview: What does glareole mean?

• GLAREOLE (noun)
The noun GLAREOLE has 1 sense:

1. Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers

Familiarity information: GLAREOLE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GLAREOLE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

glareole; pratincole

Hypernyms ("glareole" is a kind of...):

limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)

Holonyms ("glareole" is a member of...):

genus Glareola; Glareola (type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles)

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