HyperDic: bobwhite_quail

English > 1 sense of the expression bobwhite quail:
NOUNanimalbobwhite quail, bobwhite, partridgea popular North American game bird
English > bobwhite quail: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA popular North American game bird; named for its call.
Synonymsbobwhite, partridge
Member ofColinus, genus Colinus(New World quail) the bobwhites
Narrowernorthern bobwhite, Colinus virginianusA favorite game bird of eastern and central United States
Broaderquailsmall gallinaceous game birds
Catalanperdiu

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