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BOBWHITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bobwhite mean?
• BOBWHITE (noun)
The noun BOBWHITE has 1 sense:
1. a popular North American game bird; named for its call
Familiarity information: BOBWHITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A popular North American game bird; named for its call
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
bobwhite; bobwhite quail; partridge
Hypernyms ("bobwhite" is a kind of...):
quail (small gallinaceous game birds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bobwhite"):
Colinus virginianus; northern bobwhite (a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States)
Holonyms ("bobwhite" is a member of...):
Colinus; genus Colinus (New World quail: the bobwhites)
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