- genus Colinus
- nounNew World quail: the bobwhites• Syn: ↑Colinus• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family Phasianidae• Member Meronyms: ↑bobwhite, ↑bobwhite quail, ↑partridge
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genus Colinus
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Colinus — virginianus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Colinus — n. a genus of birds including the New World quail and the bobwhites. Syn: genus {Colinus}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colinus — noun New World quail: the bobwhites • Syn: ↑genus Colinus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family Phasianidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Colinus Virginianus — Partridge Par tridge (p[aum]r tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, icis, fr. Gr. pe rdix.] (Zo[ o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus {Perdix} and several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
New World quail — New World quails California Quail, Callipepla californica Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
family Phasianidae — noun pheasants; quails; partridges • Syn: ↑Phasianidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Galliformes, ↑order Galliformes • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Phasianidae — noun pheasants; quails; partridges • Syn: ↑family Phasianidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Galliformes, ↑order Galliformes • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
galliform — ▪ order of birds Introduction any of the gallinaceous (that is, fowl like or chickenlike (chicken)) birds (bird). The order includes about 290 species, of which the best known are the turkeys (turkey), chickens, quail, partridge, pheasant and… … Universalium
Northern Bobwhite — Adult male Conservation status … Wikipedia
