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COTURNIX COTURNIX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Coturnix coturnix mean?
• COTURNIX COTURNIX (noun)
The noun COTURNIX COTURNIX has 1 sense:
1. the typical Old World quail
Familiarity information: COTURNIX COTURNIX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The typical Old World quail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Coturnix communis; Coturnix coturnix; migratory quail
Hypernyms ("Coturnix coturnix" is a kind of...):
Old World quail (small game bird with a rounded body and small tail)
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