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COTURNIX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Coturnix mean? 

COTURNIX (noun)
  The noun COTURNIX has 1 sense:

1. Old World quailplay

  Familiarity information: COTURNIX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COTURNIX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World quail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Coturnix; genus Coturnix

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Coturnix"):

Old World quail (small game bird with a rounded body and small tail)

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

family Phasianidae; Phasianidae (pheasants; quails; partridges)


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