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COLINUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

New World quail: the bobwhites

Synonyms:

Colinus; genus Colinus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Colinus" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Colinus"):

bobwhite; bobwhite quail; partridge (a popular North American game bird; named for its call)

Holonyms ("Colinus" is a member of...):

family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)

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