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GENUS GLAREOLA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles

Synonyms:

genus Glareola; Glareola

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Glareola" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Glareola"):

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

Holonyms ("genus Glareola" is a member of...):

family Glareolidae; Glareolidae (Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers)

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