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TURNIX SYLVATICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Turnix sylvatica mean?
• TURNIX SYLVATICA (noun)
The noun TURNIX SYLVATICA has 1 sense:
1. a variety of button quail having stripes
Familiarity information: TURNIX SYLVATICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A variety of button quail having stripes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
striped button quail; Turnix sylvatica
Hypernyms ("Turnix sylvatica" is a kind of...):
bustard quail; button-quail; button quail; hemipode (small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains)
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