pratincole vs shorebird

pratincole and shorebird both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pratincole	Yes	No	No	No
shorebird	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shorebird is a hypernym of pratincole; that is, shorebird 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
shorebird: any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

Other hypernyms of pratincole include limicoline bird, shore bird.

pratincole (noun)	shorebird (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