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COLINUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Colinus mean?
• COLINUS (noun)
The noun COLINUS has 1 sense:
1. New World quail: the bobwhites
Familiarity information: COLINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
New World quail: the bobwhites
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Colinus; genus Colinus
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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