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OREORTYX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Mountain quail of western United States

Synonyms:

genus Oreortyx; Oreortyx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Oreortyx"):

mountain partridge; mountain quail; Oreortyx picta palmeri (California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail)

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

Perdicidae; Perdicinae; subfamily Perdicidae; subfamily Perdicinae (Old World partridges)

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