turnicine

adjective

see turnicidae

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turnicine, a. Ornith.

(ˈtɜːnɪsaɪn)

[f. mod.L. Turnic-, Turnix, Turnix + -ine¹.]

Belonging to the Turnicidæ, a family of birds of which the turnix or hemipod is the type.

in Cent. Dict.