Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A remarkable genus of birds, typical of the family Glareolidæ.
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- noun type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles
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Several species of sandpiper likewise visit the Nilgiris in winter; one of these -- the wood sandpiper (_Totanus glareola_) -- tarries on until after the beginning of summer.
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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