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OREORTYX PICTA PALMERI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oreortyx picta palmeri mean? 

OREORTYX PICTA PALMERI (noun)
  The noun OREORTYX PICTA PALMERI has 1 sense:

1. California partridge; slightly larger than the California quailplay

  Familiarity information: OREORTYX PICTA PALMERI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OREORTYX PICTA PALMERI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

mountain partridge; mountain quail; Oreortyx picta palmeri

Hypernyms ("Oreortyx picta palmeri" is a kind of...):

partridge (small Old World gallinaceous game birds)

Holonyms ("Oreortyx picta palmeri" is a member of...):

genus Oreortyx; Oreortyx (mountain quail of western United States)


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