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Definition of Glareole
1. Noun. Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers.
Exact synonyms: Pratincole
Generic synonyms: Limicoline Bird, Shore Bird, Shorebird
Group relationships: Genus Glareola, Glareola
Generic synonyms: Limicoline Bird, Shore Bird, Shorebird
Group relationships: Genus Glareola, Glareola
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glareole
Literary usage of Glareole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"The common glareole or pratincole is O. ... Having the character of a glareole ;
pertaining to the genus Glareola. ..."
2. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1891)
"According to Dr Reichenow the skeleton in the glareole very much resembles the
skeleton of Chionis, the resemblance being much nearer than it is to any of ..."
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