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Oreortyx — prop. n. A genus of birds including the mountain quail of the western U. S. Syn: genus {Oreortyx}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oreortyx — noun mountain quail of western United States • Syn: ↑genus Oreortyx • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Perdicidae, ↑subfamily Perdicidae, ↑Perdicinae, ↑subf … Useful english dictionary
Oreortyx picta palmeri — noun California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail • Syn: ↑mountain quail, ↑mountain partridge • Hypernyms: ↑partridge • Member Holonyms: ↑Oreortyx, ↑genus Oreortyx … Useful english dictionary
Oreortyx pictus — Mountain Moun tain (moun t[i^]n), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines; mountain goats; mountain air;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oreortyx pictus — 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
Mountain Quail — male Conservation status … Wikipedia
New World quail — New World quails California Quail, Callipepla californica Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
mountain quail — noun California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail • Syn: ↑mountain partridge, ↑Oreortyx picta palmeri • Hypernyms: ↑partridge • Member Holonyms: ↑Oreortyx, ↑genus Oreortyx * * … Useful english dictionary
Perdicidae — noun Old World partridges • Syn: ↑subfamily Perdicidae, ↑Perdicinae, ↑subfamily Perdicinae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family P … Useful english dictionary
