pratincole vs shore bird

pratincole and shore bird both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pratincole	Yes	No	No	No
shore bird	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shore bird is a hypernym of pratincole; that is, shore bird is a word with a broader meaning than pratincole:

pratincole: Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
shore bird: any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

Other hypernyms of pratincole include limicoline bird, shorebird.

pratincole (noun)	shore bird (noun)
Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers	any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries