a long-winged fork-tailed insectivorous bird related to the plovers, resembling a swallow in flight and typically living near water 林鹬
Genus Glareola (and Stiltia), family Glareolidae: several species, in particular G. pratincola of Africa and the Mediterranean 燕鸻属 (和 反嘴鹬属),燕鸻科: 数种,尤指非洲和地中海地区的领燕鸻
语源
late 18th cent.: from modern Latin pratincola, from Latin pratum 'meadow' + incola 'inhabitant'