- genus Coturnix
- nounOld World quail• Syn: ↑Coturnix• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family Phasianidae• Member Meronyms: ↑Old World quail
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genus Coturnix
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Coturnix — King Quail Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Coturnix — n. a genus of birds comprising the Old World quail. Syn: genus {Coturnix}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coturnix — noun Old World quail • Syn: ↑genus Coturnix • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Phasianidae, ↑family Phasianidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
coturnix — /keuh terr niks/, n. any of several small Old World quails of the genus Coturnix, esp. C. japonica (Japanese quail), widely used as a laboratory animal. [1758; < NL; L coturnix, coturnix quail] * * * … Universalium
Coturnix communis — Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coturnix Coromandelica — Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coturnix pectoralis — Quail Quail, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and several allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coturnix — Co·tur·nix (kə t rґniks) a genus of birds of the family Phasianidae, including European migratory quails, whose meat can be poisonous; see coturnism … Medical dictionary
Coturnix — n. genus comprised of the quail and related species (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
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
