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COTURNIX COMMUNIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Coturnix communis mean? 

COTURNIX COMMUNIS (noun)
  The noun COTURNIX COMMUNIS has 1 sense:

1. the typical Old World quailplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


COTURNIX COMMUNIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The typical Old World quail

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Coturnix communis; Coturnix coturnix; migratory quail

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

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


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