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COTURNIX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Coturnix mean?
• COTURNIX (noun)
The noun COTURNIX has 1 sense:
1. Old World quail
Familiarity information: COTURNIX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World quail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Coturnix; genus Coturnix
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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