Glareola
- noun
- Specialized
- Several species within the genus Glareola are known for their agile flight patterns.
Examples
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Many species of Glareola inhabit wetlands.
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The Glareola can often be seen hunting insects over open fields.
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Ornithologists identified a rare Glareola nesting site along the riverbank.
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The Glareola is known for its graceful flight.
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Ornithologists identified a rare Glareola nesting site along the riverbank.
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Several species within the genus Glareola are known for their agile flight patterns.
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The Glareola can often be seen hunting insects over open fields.
Synonyms
A bird with long pointed wings and short legs that lives near water
A bird that lives by the sea with long pointed wings and short legs that flies quickly to catch insects
Surface Forms
Etymology
Glareola comes from an old Latin word glarea 'gravel', like the English word 'gravel', plus the ending -ola 'little', so it names the small shore birds you often see on gravel banks and open fields.
