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GLAREOLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Glareola mean?
• GLAREOLA (noun)
The noun GLAREOLA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles
Familiarity information: GLAREOLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Glareola; Glareola
Hypernyms ("Glareola" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Glareola"):
glareole; pratincole (Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers)
Holonyms ("Glareola" is a member of...):
family Glareolidae; Glareolidae (Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers)
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