COLINUS VIRGINIANUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A favorite game bird of eastern and central United States

Synonyms:

Colinus virginianus; northern bobwhite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Colinus virginianus" is a kind of...):

bobwhite; bobwhite quail; partridge (a popular North American game bird; named for its call)

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