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LOFORTYX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lofortyx mean? 

LOFORTYX (noun)
  The noun LOFORTYX has 1 sense:

1. California quailplay

  Familiarity information: LOFORTYX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOFORTYX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

California quail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lofortyx; Lofortyx

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

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

family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)


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