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COTURNIX

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Old World quail

Synonyms:

Coturnix; genus Coturnix

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Coturnix" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Coturnix"):

Old World quail (small game bird with a rounded body and small tail)

Holonyms ("Coturnix" is a member of...):

family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)

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