Definition of Glareola

1. Noun. Type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles.

Exact synonyms: Genus Glareola
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Glareolidae, Glareolidae
Member holonyms: Glareole, Pratincole

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glareola

Gladstone
Gladstone bag
Gladstone bags
Gladstonian
Gladys
Gladys Smith
Glag.
Glagolitic
Glagolitic alphabet
Glamorgan
Glamorgan sausage
Glamorganshire
Glanvillian
Glareola (current term)
Glareolidae
Glarus
Glaser
Glaser's salt
Glasgow
Glasgow's sign
Glasgow kiss
Glasgow kisses
Glasgow smile
Glasgow smiles
Glasite
Glasites
Glasnevin

Literary usage of Glareola

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"Totanus glareola. THE WOOD SANDPIPER was first described and figured as a British bird by Colonel Montagu, who clearly pointed out the specific differences ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1858)
"Notice of the Wood Sandpiper (Totanus glareola, Temm.) Shot in Mid-Lothian. By JOHN ALEX. SMITH, MD The wood sandpiper which I exhibit was kindly sent to me ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1858)
"Notice of the Wood Sandpiper (Totanus glareola, Temm.) Shot in Mid-Lothian. By JOHN ALEX. SMITH, MD The wood sandpiper which I exhibit was kindly sent to me ..."

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