Associations to the word «Glareolidae»

Wiktionary

GLAREOLIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes   — coursers and pratincoles.

Dictionary definition

GLAREOLIDAE, noun. Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers.

Wise words

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