GENUS OREORTYX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Oreortyx mean? 

• GENUS OREORTYX (noun)
  The noun GENUS OREORTYX has 1 sense:

1. mountain quail of western United States

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS OREORTYX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mountain quail of western United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Oreortyx; Oreortyx

Hypernyms ("genus Oreortyx" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Oreortyx"):

mountain partridge; mountain quail; Oreortyx picta palmeri (California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail)

Holonyms ("genus Oreortyx" is a member of...):

Perdicidae; Perdicinae; subfamily Perdicidae; subfamily Perdicinae (Old World partridges)